CWE-125
AllowedOut-of-bounds Read
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
11292 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-W7G9-5CQ5-XHCJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-16 00:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:34An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
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"CVE-2025-43283"
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"CWE-125"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-15T23:15:31Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.",
"id": "GHSA-w7g9-5cq5-xhcj",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:34:29Z",
"published": "2025-09-16T00:30:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43283"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7GC-5XJF-F39V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:32 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:32An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1.2, iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, tvOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, Security Update 2020-001 Mojave, Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-3880"
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"CWE-125"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-27T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1.2, iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, tvOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, Security Update 2020-001 Mojave, Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-w7gc-5xjf-f39v",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:32:40Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:32:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3880"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210918"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210920"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210921"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-W7HG-77M4-RH58
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-28 18:31 – Updated: 2025-01-28 21:31In HeifDataSource::readAt of HeifDecoderImpl.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-13318"
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"CWE-125"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-28T17:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In HeifDataSource::readAt of HeifDecoderImpl.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-w7hg-77m4-rh58",
"modified": "2025-01-28T21:31:03Z",
"published": "2025-01-28T18:31:28Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13318"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7J9-6CGV-QPFP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-12 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:03In hci_server, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed.
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"CVE-2023-33904"
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"CWE-125"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-12T09:15:14Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In hci_server, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed.",
"id": "GHSA-w7j9-6cgv-qpfp",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:03:50Z",
"published": "2023-07-12T09:30:55Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33904"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1676902764208259073"
}
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-W7JC-WQPW-QXQQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-18 15:31 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir
Mounting a corrupted filesystem with directory which contains '.' dir entry with rec_len == block size results in out-of-bounds read (later on, when the corrupted directory is removed).
ext4_empty_dir() assumes every ext4 directory contains at least '.' and '..' as directory entries in the first data block. It first loads the '.' dir entry, performs sanity checks by calling ext4_check_dir_entry() and then uses its rec_len member to compute the location of '..' dir entry (in ext4_next_entry). It assumes the '..' dir entry fits into the same data block.
If the rec_len of '.' is precisely one block (4KB), it slips through the sanity checks (it is considered the last directory entry in the data block) and leaves "struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de" point exactly past the memory slot allocated to the data block. The following call to ext4_check_dir_entry() on new value of de then dereferences this pointer which results in out-of-bounds mem access.
Fix this by extending __ext4_check_dir_entry() to check for '.' dir entries that reach the end of data block. Make sure to ignore the phony dir entries for checksum (by checking name_len for non-zero).
Note: This is reported by KASAN as use-after-free in case another structure was recently freed from the slot past the bound, but it is really an OOB read.
This issue was found by syzkaller tool.
Call Trace: [ 38.594108] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710 [ 38.594649] Read of size 2 at addr ffff88802b41a004 by task syz-executor/5375 [ 38.595158] [ 38.595288] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5375 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7 #1 [ 38.595298] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 38.595304] Call Trace: [ 38.595308] [ 38.595311] dump_stack_lvl+0xa7/0xd0 [ 38.595325] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x2c/0x3f0 [ 38.595339] ? __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710 [ 38.595349] print_report+0xaa/0x250 [ 38.595359] ? __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710 [ 38.595368] ? kasan_addr_to_slab+0x9/0x90 [ 38.595378] kasan_report+0xab/0xe0 [ 38.595389] ? __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710 [ 38.595400] __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710 [ 38.595410] ext4_empty_dir+0x465/0x990 [ 38.595421] ? __pfx_ext4_empty_dir+0x10/0x10 [ 38.595432] ext4_rmdir.part.0+0x29a/0xd10 [ 38.595441] ? __dquot_initialize+0x2a7/0xbf0 [ 38.595455] ? __pfx_ext4_rmdir.part.0+0x10/0x10 [ 38.595464] ? __pfxdquotinitialize+0x10/0x10 [ 38.595478] ? down_write+0xdb/0x140 [ 38.595487] ? pfx_down_write+0x10/0x10 [ 38.595497] ext4_rmdir+0xee/0x140 [ 38.595506] vfs_rmdir+0x209/0x670 [ 38.595517] ? lookup_one_qstr_excl+0x3b/0x190 [ 38.595529] do_rmdir+0x363/0x3c0 [ 38.595537] ? __pfx_do_rmdir+0x10/0x10 [ 38.595544] ? strncpy_from_user+0x1ff/0x2e0 [ 38.595561] __x64_sys_unlinkat+0xf0/0x130 [ 38.595570] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x180 [ 38.595583] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
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"CVE-2025-37785"
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"CWE-125"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-18T07:15:42Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir\n\nMounting a corrupted filesystem with directory which contains \u0027.\u0027 dir\nentry with rec_len == block size results in out-of-bounds read (later\non, when the corrupted directory is removed).\n\next4_empty_dir() assumes every ext4 directory contains at least \u0027.\u0027\nand \u0027..\u0027 as directory entries in the first data block. It first loads\nthe \u0027.\u0027 dir entry, performs sanity checks by calling ext4_check_dir_entry()\nand then uses its rec_len member to compute the location of \u0027..\u0027 dir\nentry (in ext4_next_entry). It assumes the \u0027..\u0027 dir entry fits into the\nsame data block.\n\nIf the rec_len of \u0027.\u0027 is precisely one block (4KB), it slips through the\nsanity checks (it is considered the last directory entry in the data\nblock) and leaves \"struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de\" point exactly past the\nmemory slot allocated to the data block. The following call to\next4_check_dir_entry() on new value of de then dereferences this pointer\nwhich results in out-of-bounds mem access.\n\nFix this by extending __ext4_check_dir_entry() to check for \u0027.\u0027 dir\nentries that reach the end of data block. Make sure to ignore the phony\ndir entries for checksum (by checking name_len for non-zero).\n\nNote: This is reported by KASAN as use-after-free in case another\nstructure was recently freed from the slot past the bound, but it is\nreally an OOB read.\n\nThis issue was found by syzkaller tool.\n\nCall Trace:\n[ 38.594108] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710\n[ 38.594649] Read of size 2 at addr ffff88802b41a004 by task syz-executor/5375\n[ 38.595158]\n[ 38.595288] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5375 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7 #1\n[ 38.595298] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\n[ 38.595304] Call Trace:\n[ 38.595308] \u003cTASK\u003e\n[ 38.595311] dump_stack_lvl+0xa7/0xd0\n[ 38.595325] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x2c/0x3f0\n[ 38.595339] ? __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710\n[ 38.595349] print_report+0xaa/0x250\n[ 38.595359] ? __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710\n[ 38.595368] ? kasan_addr_to_slab+0x9/0x90\n[ 38.595378] kasan_report+0xab/0xe0\n[ 38.595389] ? __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710\n[ 38.595400] __ext4_check_dir_entry+0x67e/0x710\n[ 38.595410] ext4_empty_dir+0x465/0x990\n[ 38.595421] ? __pfx_ext4_empty_dir+0x10/0x10\n[ 38.595432] ext4_rmdir.part.0+0x29a/0xd10\n[ 38.595441] ? __dquot_initialize+0x2a7/0xbf0\n[ 38.595455] ? __pfx_ext4_rmdir.part.0+0x10/0x10\n[ 38.595464] ? __pfx___dquot_initialize+0x10/0x10\n[ 38.595478] ? down_write+0xdb/0x140\n[ 38.595487] ? __pfx_down_write+0x10/0x10\n[ 38.595497] ext4_rmdir+0xee/0x140\n[ 38.595506] vfs_rmdir+0x209/0x670\n[ 38.595517] ? lookup_one_qstr_excl+0x3b/0x190\n[ 38.595529] do_rmdir+0x363/0x3c0\n[ 38.595537] ? __pfx_do_rmdir+0x10/0x10\n[ 38.595544] ? strncpy_from_user+0x1ff/0x2e0\n[ 38.595561] __x64_sys_unlinkat+0xf0/0x130\n[ 38.595570] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x180\n[ 38.595583] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e",
"id": "GHSA-w7jc-wqpw-qxqq",
"modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:21Z",
"published": "2025-04-18T15:31:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37785"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14da7dbecb430e35b5889da8dae7bef33173b351"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52a5509ab19a5d3afe301165d9b5787bba34d842"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53bc45da8d8da92ec07877f5922b130562eb4b00"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89503e5eae64637d0fa2218912b54660effe7d93"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac28c5684c1cdab650a7e5065b19e91577d37a4b"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47584c556444cf7acb66b26a62cbc348eb92b78"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7531a4f99c3887439d778afaf418d1a01a5f01b"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5e206778e96e8667d3bde695ad372c296dc9353"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e47f472a664d70a3d104a6c2a035cdff55a719b4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7M9-35FJ-VJ2F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-01 12:31 – Updated: 2025-12-22 18:30Out-of-bounds access in ASR180x 、ASR190x in lte-telephony, This vulnerability is associated with program files apps/lzma/src/LzmaEnc.c.
This issue affects Falcon_Linux、Kestrel、Lapwing_Linux: before v1536.
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"CVE-2025-49480"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-01T12:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Out-of-bounds access in ASR180x \u3001ASR190x in lte-telephony, This vulnerability is associated with program files apps/lzma/src/LzmaEnc.c.\n\nThis issue affects Falcon_Linux\u3001Kestrel\u3001Lapwing_Linux: before v1536.",
"id": "GHSA-w7m9-35fj-vj2f",
"modified": "2025-12-22T18:30:24Z",
"published": "2025-07-01T12:31:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49480"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.asrmicro.com/en/goods/psirt?cid=40"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7MC-J82Q-7JH2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-14 19:00 – Updated: 2025-05-14 15:31The kernel module has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause memory overwriting.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-41585"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-14T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The kernel module has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause memory overwriting.",
"id": "GHSA-w7mc-j82q-7jh2",
"modified": "2025-05-14T15:31:31Z",
"published": "2022-10-14T19:00:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41585"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2022/10"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-phones-202210-0000001416095697"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7MR-RWCP-8G77
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:42 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:42The PGM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-pgm.c:pgm_print().
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-13034"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-14T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The PGM parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-pgm.c:pgm_print().",
"id": "GHSA-w7mr-rwcp-8g77",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:42:56Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:42:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13034"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/da6f1a677bfa4476abaeaf9b1afe1c4390f51b41"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0705"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-23"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/HT208221"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3971"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039307"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-W7PJ-CJVC-96CX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-18 15:30 – Updated: 2024-09-20 21:31Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation (ONF) libfluid (libfluid_msg module). This vulnerability is associated with program routine fluid_msg::of10::QueueGetConfigReply::unpack.
This issue affects libfluid: 0.1.0.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-31169"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-18T14:15:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation (ONF) libfluid (libfluid_msg module). This vulnerability is associated with program routine\u00a0fluid_msg::of10::QueueGetConfigReply::unpack.\n\nThis issue affects libfluid: 0.1.0.",
"id": "GHSA-w7pj-cjvc-96cx",
"modified": "2024-09-20T21:31:38Z",
"published": "2024-09-18T15:30:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31169"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-31169"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-W7W4-26X2-Q6CM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:03 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:03The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-5038"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-02-17T17:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str.",
"id": "GHSA-w7w4-26x2-q6cm",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:03:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:03:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5038"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-5
Strategy: Input Validation
- Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
- When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
- Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
- To reduce the likelihood of introducing an out-of-bounds read, ensure that you validate and ensure correct calculations for any length argument, buffer size calculation, or offset. Be especially careful of relying on a sentinel (i.e. special character such as NUL) in untrusted inputs.
Mitigation
Strategy: Language Selection
Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.
CAPEC-540: Overread Buffers
An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.