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.
11720 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2GJ6-3JHW-WM56
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:43 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:38libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV), related to the GET_COLOR function in color.c:21:23.
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"CVE-2017-9174"
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-05-23T04:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV), related to the GET_COLOR function in color.c:21:23.",
"id": "GHSA-2gj6-3jhw-wm56",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:38:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:43:36Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9174"
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"url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/20/autotrace-multiple-vulnerabilities-the-autotrace-nightmare"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-2GJM-HVMQ-383V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:44 – Updated: 2022-05-24 16:44dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO_OPTSOVERLOADED.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-11579"
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"CWE-119",
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-04-28T16:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO_OPTSOVERLOADED.",
"id": "GHSA-2gjm-hvmq-383v",
"modified": "2022-05-24T16:44:49Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:44:49Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11579"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00024.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/0002415.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=4b67f6f1038fd4ad5ca7734eaaeba1b2ec4816b8"
},
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108090"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-2GMH-5658-RRQ3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-05 18:31A flaw was found in the file-icns plugin in GIMP. When applying a decompressed mask during ICNS image processing, the plugin reads from the mask data buffer without verifying if the cursor exceeds the allocated resource size. If a crafted file contains a truncated mask resource, the icns_decompress function continues reading past the bounds of the buffer. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability results in information disclosure of heap contents, where memory contents are leaked as alpha channel pixel values, or a crash leading to a denial of service if unmapped memory is accessed.
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"CVE-2026-66759"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-27T19:17:23Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A flaw was found in the file-icns plugin in GIMP. When applying a decompressed mask during ICNS image processing, the plugin reads from the mask data buffer without verifying if the cursor exceeds the allocated resource size. If a crafted file contains a truncated mask resource, the icns_decompress function continues reading past the bounds of the buffer. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability results in information disclosure of heap contents, where memory contents are leaked as alpha channel pixel values, or a crash leading to a denial of service if unmapped memory is accessed.",
"id": "GHSA-2gmh-5658-rrq3",
"modified": "2026-08-05T18:31:23Z",
"published": "2026-07-27T21:31:21Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66759"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50817"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66759"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507557"
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"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16528"
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GHSA-2GPR-9V62-XPP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-12 21:30 – Updated: 2023-04-12 21:30Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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"CVE-2023-26397"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-12T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.001.20093 (and earlier) and 20.005.30441 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-2gpr-9v62-xpp4",
"modified": "2023-04-12T21:30:19Z",
"published": "2023-04-12T21:30:19Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26397"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-24.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-2GQ6-55F4-4V54
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-04 18:31 – Updated: 2026-01-23 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nilfs2: fix shift-out-of-bounds/overflow in nilfs_sb2_bad_offset()
Patch series "nilfs2: fix UBSAN shift-out-of-bounds warnings on mount time".
The first patch fixes a bug reported by syzbot, and the second one fixes the remaining bug of the same kind. Although they are triggered by the same super block data anomaly, I divided it into the above two because the details of the issues and how to fix it are different.
Both are required to eliminate the shift-out-of-bounds issues at mount time.
This patch (of 2):
If the block size exponent information written in an on-disk superblock is corrupted, nilfs_sb2_bad_offset helper function can trigger shift-out-of-bounds warning followed by a kernel panic (if panic_on_warn is set):
shift exponent 38983 is too large for 64-bit type 'unsigned long long' Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106 ubsan_epilogue lib/ubsan.c:151 [inline] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x33d/0x3b0 lib/ubsan.c:322 nilfs_sb2_bad_offset fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c:449 [inline] nilfs_load_super_block+0xdf5/0xe00 fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c:523 init_nilfs+0xb7/0x7d0 fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c:577 nilfs_fill_super+0xb1/0x5d0 fs/nilfs2/super.c:1047 nilfs_mount+0x613/0x9b0 fs/nilfs2/super.c:1317 ...
In addition, since nilfs_sb2_bad_offset() performs multiplication without considering the upper bound, the computation may overflow if the disk layout parameters are not normal.
This fixes these issues by inserting preliminary sanity checks for those parameters and by converting the comparison from one involving multiplication and left bit-shifting to one using division and right bit-shifting.
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnilfs2: fix shift-out-of-bounds/overflow in nilfs_sb2_bad_offset()\n\nPatch series \"nilfs2: fix UBSAN shift-out-of-bounds warnings on mount\ntime\".\n\nThe first patch fixes a bug reported by syzbot, and the second one fixes\nthe remaining bug of the same kind. Although they are triggered by the\nsame super block data anomaly, I divided it into the above two because the\ndetails of the issues and how to fix it are different.\n\nBoth are required to eliminate the shift-out-of-bounds issues at mount\ntime.\n\n\nThis patch (of 2):\n\nIf the block size exponent information written in an on-disk superblock is\ncorrupted, nilfs_sb2_bad_offset helper function can trigger\nshift-out-of-bounds warning followed by a kernel panic (if panic_on_warn\nis set):\n\n shift exponent 38983 is too large for 64-bit type \u0027unsigned long long\u0027\n Call Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106\n ubsan_epilogue lib/ubsan.c:151 [inline]\n __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x33d/0x3b0 lib/ubsan.c:322\n nilfs_sb2_bad_offset fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c:449 [inline]\n nilfs_load_super_block+0xdf5/0xe00 fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c:523\n init_nilfs+0xb7/0x7d0 fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c:577\n nilfs_fill_super+0xb1/0x5d0 fs/nilfs2/super.c:1047\n nilfs_mount+0x613/0x9b0 fs/nilfs2/super.c:1317\n ...\n\nIn addition, since nilfs_sb2_bad_offset() performs multiplication without\nconsidering the upper bound, the computation may overflow if the disk\nlayout parameters are not normal.\n\nThis fixes these issues by inserting preliminary sanity checks for those\nparameters and by converting the comparison from one involving\nmultiplication and left bit-shifting to one using division and right\nbit-shifting.",
"id": "GHSA-2gq6-55f4-4v54",
"modified": "2026-01-23T21:30:37Z",
"published": "2025-10-04T18:31:13Z",
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1012ff77284e3bec0ec0a35a820b03ec43dec2cc"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/610a2a3d7d8be3537458a378ec69396a76c385b6"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d11ec205ef14d8acf172cfc9904fdbf200025a"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0ea3df56cccd53398d0289f399f19d43136b2e"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3ba54025357440d6c4414c670984f628c6f6bf"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f89b10042baca218c8598d6db5a44c7e32625f"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47f5c579c8186f7f5ab5e4254e0734ea5b7bf7a"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d464b035c0613856d012cf1704879d3ff3f057fb"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d706485dffbbbf848e681edda29c7a46ac55698c"
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GHSA-2GQ7-3778-XCFP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:21 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:21In asf extractor, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05489178; Issue ID: ALPS05561388.
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"CVE-2021-0622"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-18T15:15:00Z",
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"details": "In asf extractor, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05489178; Issue ID: ALPS05561388.",
"id": "GHSA-2gq7-3778-xcfp",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:21:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:21:06Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0622"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2021"
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GHSA-2GQ9-RQPM-H5MW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:18 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:18There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.
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"details": "There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-2gq9-rqpm-h5mw",
"modified": "2022-05-17T01:18:36Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:18:36Z",
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482429"
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"url": "https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8936"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-2GQM-82CJ-QXFQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-14 12:30 – Updated: 2023-02-22 18:30A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2022 (All versions < V2210Update12), Solid Edge SE2023 (All versions < V2023Update2). The affected applications contain an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted PAR files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-14T11:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2022 (All versions \u003c V2210Update12), Solid Edge SE2023 (All versions \u003c V2023Update2). The affected applications contain an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted PAR files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.",
"id": "GHSA-2gqm-82cj-qxfq",
"modified": "2023-02-22T18:30:35Z",
"published": "2023-02-14T12:30:26Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24558"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-491245.pdf"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-2GRJ-6P8Q-GFQ4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-18 15:30 – Updated: 2025-12-18 15:30There is an out of bounds read vulnerability in NI LabVIEW in LVResFile::RGetMemFileHandle() when parsing a corrupted VI file. This vulnerability may result in information disclosure or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted VI. This vulnerability affects NI LabVIEW 2025 Q3 (25.3) and prior versions.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-18T15:15:58Z",
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"id": "GHSA-2grj-6p8q-gfq4",
"modified": "2025-12-18T15:30:44Z",
"published": "2025-12-18T15:30:44Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64462"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/multiple-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-in-ni-labview.html"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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GHSA-2GV2-58W9-6Q94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-28 00:32 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:32An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information.
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"CWE-125",
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-27T22:15:19Z",
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"details": "An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information.",
"id": "GHSA-2gv2-58w9-6q94",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:32:31Z",
"published": "2025-01-28T00:32:14Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24149"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067"
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"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/14"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/16"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/17"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/18"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19"
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"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.