Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-787
Allowed-with-ReviewOut-of-bounds Write
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
15122 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-MF6J-54V8-45QR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:12
VLAI
Details
Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability within the ImageTool component. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-28564"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-02T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20150 (and earlier), 2020.001.30020 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30194 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability within the ImageTool component. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-mf6j-54v8-45qr",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:12:52Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:12:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28564"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-29.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-MF9F-JQRC-3H6F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:30
VLAI
Details
Kofax Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. 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 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20487.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-38081"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-03T02:15:49Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Kofax Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. 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 JP2 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20487.",
"id": "GHSA-mf9f-jqrc-3h6f",
"modified": "2024-05-03T03:30:54Z",
"published": "2024-05-03T03:30:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38081"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-959"
}
],
"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:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MFC2-QP9W-5VJ4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-04 00:00 – Updated: 2021-12-07 00:00
VLAI
Details
tsMuxer v2.6.16 was discovered to contain a heap-based buffer overflow via the function BitStreamReader::getCurVal in bitStream.h.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-35344"
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"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-03T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "tsMuxer v2.6.16 was discovered to contain a heap-based buffer overflow via the function BitStreamReader::getCurVal in bitStream.h.",
"id": "GHSA-mfc2-qp9w-5vj4",
"modified": "2021-12-07T00:00:52Z",
"published": "2021-12-04T00:00:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35344"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/justdan96/tsMuxer/issues/432"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/justdan96/tsMuxer/pull/439/commits/3a889a37b5b74a45025aca13ebda394b8f706ef3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-MFCP-MXHV-3WWW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-04 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:30
VLAI
Details
Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1145.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-0054"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-04T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1145.",
"id": "GHSA-mfcp-mxhv-3www",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:30:46Z",
"published": "2023-01-04T21:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0054"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3ac1d97a1d9353490493d30088256360435f7731"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/b289ee0f-fd16-4147-bd01-c6289c45e49d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MFF7-887W-46J8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-22 00:00 – Updated: 2022-01-27 00:02
VLAI
Details
Jerryscript 3.0.0 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via ecma_lcache_lookup in /jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-lcache.c.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22894"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-01-21T00:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Jerryscript 3.0.0 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via ecma_lcache_lookup in /jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-lcache.c.",
"id": "GHSA-mff7-887w-46j8",
"modified": "2022-01-27T00:02:11Z",
"published": "2022-01-22T00:00:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22894"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jerryscript-project/jerryscript/issues/4890"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-MFGM-X745-5933
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:19 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:19
VLAI
Details
An issue was discovered in libgig 4.1.0. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function RIFF::Chunk::Read in RIFF.cpp.
Severity
8.8 (High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-14451"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-07-20T15:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in libgig 4.1.0. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function RIFF::Chunk::Read in RIFF.cpp.",
"id": "GHSA-mfgm-x745-5933",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:19:08Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:19:08Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14451"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/libgig/README.md"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MFGX-CJH5-R373
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-13 21:31 – Updated: 2026-01-13 21:31
VLAI
Details
InDesign Desktop versions 21.0, 19.5.5 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-21304"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-13T19:16:26Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "InDesign Desktop versions 21.0, 19.5.5 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-mfgx-cjh5-r373",
"modified": "2026-01-13T21:31:44Z",
"published": "2026-01-13T21:31:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21304"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-02.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MFH4-7734-777J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-29 21:30 – Updated: 2024-11-27 21:32
VLAI
Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 J2K files. Crafted data in a J2K file can trigger a write 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-17628.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-37354"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-03-29T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 J2K files. Crafted data in a J2K file can trigger a write 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-17628.",
"id": "GHSA-mfh4-7734-777j",
"modified": "2024-11-27T21:32:40Z",
"published": "2023-03-29T21:30:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37354"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1082"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MFH6-P4F5-6J77
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-16 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-16 00:00
VLAI
Details
Adobe Bridge version 12.0.1 (and earlier versions) is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-28847"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-15T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe Bridge version 12.0.1 (and earlier versions) is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
"id": "GHSA-mfh6-p4f5-6j77",
"modified": "2022-06-16T00:00:19Z",
"published": "2022-06-16T00:00:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28847"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb22-25.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-MFHQ-77WV-G7GH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-03 21:30 – Updated: 2023-09-03 21:30
VLAI
Details
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1331.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-4751"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-03T19:15:43Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1331.",
"id": "GHSA-mfhq-77wv-g7gh",
"modified": "2023-09-03T21:30:24Z",
"published": "2023-09-03T21:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4751"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e1121b139480f53d1b06f84f3e4574048108fa0b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/db7be8d6-6cb7-4ae5-9c4e-805423afa378"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24"
}
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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:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
Mitigation MIT-3
Requirements
Strategy: Language Selection
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, many languages that perform their own memory management, such as Java and Perl, are not subject to buffer overflows. Other languages, such as Ada and C#, typically provide overflow protection, but the protection can be disabled by the programmer.
- Be wary that a language's interface to native code may still be subject to overflows, even if the language itself is theoretically safe.
Mitigation MIT-4.1
Architecture and Design
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.
- Examples include the Safe C String Library (SafeStr) by Messier and Viega [REF-57], and the Strsafe.h library from Microsoft [REF-56]. These libraries provide safer versions of overflow-prone string-handling functions.
Mitigation MIT-10
Operation
Build and Compilation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index checking.
- D3-SFCV (Stack Frame Canary Validation) from D3FEND [REF-1334] discusses canary-based detection in detail.
Mitigation MIT-9
Implementation
- Consider adhering to the following rules when allocating and managing an application's memory:
- Double check that the buffer is as large as specified.
- When using functions that accept a number of bytes to copy, such as strncpy(), be aware that if the destination buffer size is equal to the source buffer size, it may not NULL-terminate the string.
- Check buffer boundaries if accessing the buffer in a loop and make sure there is no danger of writing past the allocated space.
- If necessary, truncate all input strings to a reasonable length before passing them to the copy and concatenation functions.
Mitigation MIT-11
Operation
Build and Compilation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Run or compile the software using features or extensions that randomly arrange the positions of a program's executable and libraries in memory. Because this makes the addresses unpredictable, it can prevent an attacker from reliably jumping to exploitable code.
- Examples include Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) [REF-58] [REF-60] and Position-Independent Executables (PIE) [REF-64]. Imported modules may be similarly realigned if their default memory addresses conflict with other modules, in a process known as "rebasing" (for Windows) and "prelinking" (for Linux) [REF-1332] using randomly generated addresses. ASLR for libraries cannot be used in conjunction with prelink since it would require relocating the libraries at run-time, defeating the whole purpose of prelinking.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-SAOR (Segment Address Offset Randomization) from D3FEND [REF-1335].
Mitigation MIT-12
Operation
Strategy: Environment Hardening
- Use a CPU and operating system that offers Data Execution Protection (using hardware NX or XD bits) or the equivalent techniques that simulate this feature in software, such as PaX [REF-60] [REF-61]. These techniques ensure that any instruction executed is exclusively at a memory address that is part of the code segment.
- For more information on these techniques see D3-PSEP (Process Segment Execution Prevention) from D3FEND [REF-1336].
Mitigation MIT-13
Implementation
Replace unbounded copy functions with analogous functions that support length arguments, such as strcpy with strncpy. Create these if they are not available.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.