CWE-190
AllowedInteger Overflow or Wraparound
Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
4312 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-XC7X-W33Q-RVW9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-20 18:32 – Updated: 2024-12-06 00:31In bta_hd_set_report_act of bta_hd_act.cc, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure in the Bluetooth service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"id": "GHSA-xc7x-w33q-rvw9",
"modified": "2024-12-06T00:31:46Z",
"published": "2024-11-20T18:32:17Z",
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GHSA-XCJR-V7V6-W2RW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:28 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:28In the Bluetooth server, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System privileges and a Firmware compromise needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-147227320
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"id": "GHSA-xcjr-v7v6-w2rw",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:28:37Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:28:37Z",
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GHSA-XF55-RVF3-GXQV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:32Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"details": "Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-xf55-rvf3-gxqv",
"modified": "2026-09-08T18:32:13Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T18:32:13Z",
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GHSA-XFJ8-GXHP-PGMR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-06 18:32 – Updated: 2025-11-07 18:30An issue was discovered in AnyDesk before 9.0.0. It has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow via a UDP packet during processing of an Identity user image within the Discovery feature, or when establishing a connection between any two clients.
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"published": "2025-11-06T18:32:58Z",
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GHSA-XFM6-95QV-86QH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:00 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:38An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the BMP header parsing functionality of LEADTOOLS 20. A specially crafted BMP image file can cause an integer overflow, potentially resulting in code execution. An attacker can specially craft a BMP image to trigger this vulnerability.
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"details": "An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the BMP header parsing functionality of LEADTOOLS 20. A specially crafted BMP image file can cause an integer overflow, potentially resulting in code execution. An attacker can specially craft a BMP image to trigger this vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-xfm6-95qv-86qh",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:38:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:00:36Z",
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GHSA-XFVW-3QF8-3M97
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:06 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:06The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for Ethernet Cash (ENC), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow that allows the owner of the contract to set the balance of an arbitrary user to any value.
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"details": "The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for Ethernet Cash (ENC), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow that allows the owner of the contract to set the balance of an arbitrary user to any value.",
"id": "GHSA-xfvw-3qf8-3m97",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:06:38Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:06:38Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/blob/master/GEMCHAIN/mint%20integer%20overflow.md"
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"url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/tree/master/Ethernet%20Cash%20(ENC)"
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GHSA-XFWF-GV74-QFMC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-08 00:01 – Updated: 2021-12-09 00:01There is a Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to remote denial of service and potential remote code execution.
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"details": "There is a Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to remote denial of service and potential remote code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-xfwf-gv74-qfmc",
"modified": "2021-12-09T00:01:27Z",
"published": "2021-12-08T00:01:07Z",
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"url": "https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202109-0000001196270727"
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GHSA-XFXH-V738-VFG5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:04 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:04The sell function of a smart contract implementation for YourCoin (ICO) (Contract Name: ETH033), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow in which "amount * sellPrice" can be zero, consequently reducing a seller's assets.
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"details": "The sell function of a smart contract implementation for YourCoin (ICO) (Contract Name: ETH033), an Ethereum token, has an integer overflow in which \"amount * sellPrice\" can be zero, consequently reducing a seller\u0027s assets.",
"id": "GHSA-xfxh-v738-vfg5",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:04:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:04:48Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/BlockChainsSecurity/EtherTokens/blob/master/ETHEREUMBLACK/sell%20integer%20overflow.md"
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GHSA-XFXV-84P3-W8RG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:18 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:18memcached version prior to 1.4.37 contains an Integer Overflow vulnerability in items.c:item_free() that can result in data corruption and deadlocks due to items existing in hash table being reused from free list. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to the memcached service. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.37 and later.
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"details": "memcached version prior to 1.4.37 contains an Integer Overflow vulnerability in items.c:item_free() that can result in data corruption and deadlocks due to items existing in hash table being reused from free list. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to the memcached service. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.37 and later.",
"id": "GHSA-xfxv-84p3-w8rg",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:18:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:18:44Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/271"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00031.html"
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"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3601-1"
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GHSA-XG29-8GHV-V4XR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-12 14:01 – Updated: 2026-03-12 14:01A signed integer overflow vulnerability in ImageMagick's SIXEL decoder allows an attacker to trigger memory corruption and denial of service when processing a maliciously crafted SIXEL image file. The vulnerability occurs during buffer reallocation operations where pointer arithmetic using signed 32-bit integers overflows.
AddressSanitizer:DEADLYSIGNAL
=================================================================
==143838==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: UNKNOWN SIGNAL on unknown address 0x000000000000
#0 0x7f379d5adb53 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0xc4b53)
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "ImageMagick Has Signed Integer Overflow in SIXEL Decoder, Leading to Memory Corruption"
}
Mitigation
Ensure that all protocols are strictly defined, such that all out-of-bounds behavior can be identified simply, and require strict conformance to the protocol.
Mitigation MIT-3
Strategy: Language Selection
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- If possible, choose a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation MIT-4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
- Use libraries or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
- Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++). [REF-106]
Mitigation MIT-8
Strategy: Input Validation
- Perform input validation on any numeric input by ensuring that it is within the expected range. Enforce that the input meets both the minimum and maximum requirements for the expected range.
- Use unsigned integers where possible. This makes it easier to perform validation for integer overflows. When signed integers are required, ensure that the range check includes minimum values as well as maximum values.
Mitigation MIT-36
- Understand the programming language's underlying representation and how it interacts with numeric calculation (CWE-681). Pay close attention to byte size discrepancies, precision, signed/unsigned distinctions, truncation, conversion and casting between types, "not-a-number" calculations, and how the language handles numbers that are too large or too small for its underlying representation. [REF-7]
- Also be careful to account for 32-bit, 64-bit, and other potential differences that may affect the numeric representation.
Mitigation MIT-15
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
Mitigation MIT-26
Strategy: Compilation or Build Hardening
Examine compiler warnings closely and eliminate problems with potential security implications, such as signed / unsigned mismatch in memory operations, or use of uninitialized variables. Even if the weakness is rarely exploitable, a single failure may lead to the compromise of the entire system.
CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow
This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.