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.
11525 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6R6J-CGC2-24QW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-06 03:30 – Updated: 2025-08-06 03:30Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the register configuration of the DMA module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-06T03:15:26Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the register configuration of the DMA module.\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.",
"id": "GHSA-6r6j-cgc2-24qw",
"modified": "2025-08-06T03:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-08-06T03:30:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54633"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2025/8"
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-6R78-GM5F-2WGQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-11 21:32 – Updated: 2025-02-11 21:32PDF-XChange Editor JB2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JB2 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25433.
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"CVE-2025-0905"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-11T20:15:34Z",
"severity": "LOW"
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"details": "PDF-XChange Editor JB2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of JB2 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25433.",
"id": "GHSA-6r78-gm5f-2wgq",
"modified": "2025-02-11T21:32:07Z",
"published": "2025-02-11T21:32:07Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0905"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-067"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6R7R-9R67-2P54
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-28 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:14In encode of miscdata.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-263783635References: N/A
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-21158"
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"CWE-125"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-28T18:15:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In encode of miscdata.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-263783635References: N/A",
"id": "GHSA-6r7r-9r67-2p54",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:14:46Z",
"published": "2023-06-28T18:30:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21158"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6R8C-PJJ3-82CV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-09 03:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:53In mlog service, 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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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-39089"
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"CWE-125"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-05-09T02:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In mlog service, 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-6r8c-pjj3-82cv",
"modified": "2024-04-04T03:53:08Z",
"published": "2023-05-09T03:30:39Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39089"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1654776866982133761"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6R9G-2MC5-3VH2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-12 21:31 – Updated: 2025-08-12 21:31InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-54214"
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"CWE-125"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-12T21:15:40Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-6r9g-2mc5-3vh2",
"modified": "2025-08-12T21:31:22Z",
"published": "2025-08-12T21:31:22Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54214"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-79.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"
}
]
}
GHSA-6R9G-H36R-99X6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:17 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:17This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF documents. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5413.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-9950"
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"CWE-125"
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-05-17T15:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF documents. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5413.",
"id": "GHSA-6r9g-h36r-99x6",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:17:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:17:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9950"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-334"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6RCC-X427-R87M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-02 00:01 – Updated: 2022-09-08 00:00In LibRaw, there is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the "LibRaw::parseSonySRF()" function (libraw\src\metadata\sony.cpp) when processing srf files.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-35535"
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"CWE-125"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-09-01T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In LibRaw, there is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the \"LibRaw::parseSonySRF()\" function (libraw\\src\\metadata\\sony.cpp) when processing srf files.",
"id": "GHSA-6rcc-x427-r87m",
"modified": "2022-09-08T00:00:31Z",
"published": "2022-09-02T00:01:08Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35535"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/283"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/c243f4539233053466c1309bde606815351bee81"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6RCH-6M73-JC8V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-30 00:02 – Updated: 2022-04-30 00:02An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. It is a buffer over-read in ps_mix_phase in libfaad/ps_dec.c.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-6956"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125"
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-01-25T16:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.8.8. It is a buffer over-read in ps_mix_phase in libfaad/ps_dec.c.",
"id": "GHSA-6rch-6m73-jc8v",
"modified": "2022-04-30T00:02:15Z",
"published": "2022-04-30T00:02:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6956"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/faad/global-buffer-overflow%40ps_mix_phase.md"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00033.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00020.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/faac/bugs/240"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5109"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6RF3-H8VX-H8MV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-28 21:30 – Updated: 2023-04-05 06:30This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JP2 images. Crafted data in a JP2 image can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16187.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-24908"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-125",
"CWE-131"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-03-28T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JP2 images. Crafted data in a JP2 image can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16187.",
"id": "GHSA-6rf3-h8vx-h8mv",
"modified": "2023-04-05T06:30:19Z",
"published": "2023-03-28T21:30:20Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24908"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-351"
}
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"severity": [
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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-6RFH-4M76-4764
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-12 03:31 – Updated: 2026-03-12 06:31An Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability exists in the ASUS Business System Control Interface driver. This vulnerability can be triggered by a unprivileged local user sending a specially crafted IOCTL request, potentially leading to a disclosure of kernel information or a system crash. Refer to the "Security Update for ASUS Business System Control Interface" section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
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"CVE-2025-15038"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-12T03:15:57Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "An Out-of-Bounds\nRead vulnerability exists in the ASUS Business System\nControl Interface driver. This vulnerability can be triggered by a unprivileged local user\nsending a specially crafted IOCTL \u00a0request, potentially leading\nto a disclosure of\nkernel information or a system crash. Refer to the \"Security Update for ASUS\u00a0\nBusiness System Control Interface\" section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.",
"id": "GHSA-6rfh-4m76-4764",
"modified": "2026-03-12T06:31:36Z",
"published": "2026-03-12T03:31:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15038"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.asus.com/content/security-advisory"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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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}
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.