Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-122
AllowedHeap-based Buffer Overflow
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Draft
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
5426 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FF9H-MMJ4-G6XX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-28 21:30 – Updated: 2026-08-28 21:30
VLAI
Details
A malicious actor with access to an adjacent network could exploit a Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in a DHCPv6-enabled EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch to initiate a Remote Code Execution on such device.
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-77532"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-26T11:16:38Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A malicious actor with access to an adjacent network could exploit a Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in a DHCPv6-enabled EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch to initiate a Remote Code Execution on such device.",
"id": "GHSA-ff9h-mmj4-g6xx",
"modified": "2026-08-28T21:30:57Z",
"published": "2026-08-28T21:30:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77532"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://uisp.community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-068-068/b95ea5e8-1a80-4ffc-ad42-625eae300cc9"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FFCC-2G32-5PV5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 18:33 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:33
VLAI
Details
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-70564"
],
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"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T18:20:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-ffcc-2g32-5pv5",
"modified": "2026-09-08T18:33:06Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T18:33:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70564"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70564"
}
],
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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-FFF3-4RP7-PX97
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-25 15:54 – Updated: 2025-12-31 22:18
VLAI
Summary
ImageMagick has a heap-buffer-overflow
Details
Summary
While Processing a crafted TIFF file, imagemagick crashes.
Details
Following is the imagemagick version:
imagemagick_git/build_26jun23/bin/magick --version
Version: ImageMagick 7.1.1-13 (Beta) Q16-HDRI x86_64 56f478940:20230625 https://imagemagick.org
Copyright: (C) 1999 ImageMagick Studio LLC
License: https://imagemagick.org/script/license.php
Features: Cipher DPC HDRI
Delegates (built-in): fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg lcms lzma pangocairo png tiff webp x xml zlib
Compiler: gcc (4.2)
PoC
issue can be replicated with following command with provided POC file(sent over email):
magick poc.tiff /dev/null
Impact
This can lead to application crash.
Credits
Please give credits to Hardik shah of Vehere (Dawn Treaders team)
Severity
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-68469"
],
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"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-25T15:54:51Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-18T16:15:57Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "### Summary\nWhile Processing a crafted TIFF file, imagemagick crashes.\n\n### Details\nFollowing is the imagemagick version:\n```\nimagemagick_git/build_26jun23/bin/magick --version\nVersion: ImageMagick 7.1.1-13 (Beta) Q16-HDRI x86_64 56f478940:20230625 https://imagemagick.org\nCopyright: (C) 1999 ImageMagick Studio LLC\nLicense: https://imagemagick.org/script/license.php\nFeatures: Cipher DPC HDRI \nDelegates (built-in): fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg lcms lzma pangocairo png tiff webp x xml zlib\nCompiler: gcc (4.2)\n```\n### PoC\nissue can be replicated with following command with provided POC file(sent over email):\n```bash\nmagick poc.tiff /dev/null\n```\n### Impact\nThis can lead to application crash.\n\n### Credits\nPlease give credits to Hardik shah of Vehere (Dawn Treaders team)",
"id": "GHSA-fff3-4rp7-px97",
"modified": "2025-12-31T22:18:05Z",
"published": "2025-08-25T15:54:51Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-fff3-4rp7-px97"
},
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68469"
},
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick"
}
],
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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],
"summary": "ImageMagick has a heap-buffer-overflow"
}
GHSA-FFF6-7P8Q-9GXC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-08 18:32
VLAI
Details
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.0 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-68884"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T18:18:35Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-fff6-7p8q-9gxc",
"modified": "2026-09-08T18:32:16Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T18:32:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68884"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68884"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FFHC-M8M2-6RJW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-11 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-11 18:31
VLAI
Details
Numeric truncation error in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-65797"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-11T17:18:59Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Numeric truncation error in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-ffhc-m8m2-6rjw",
"modified": "2026-08-11T18:31:40Z",
"published": "2026-08-11T18:31:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65797"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65797"
}
],
"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:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FFM3-9WPH-XPFX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-30 03:31 – Updated: 2026-07-30 18:31
VLAI
Details
Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
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"CVE-2026-17758"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-122"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-30T01:16:38Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-ffm3-9wph-xpfx",
"modified": "2026-07-30T18:31:28Z",
"published": "2026-07-30T03:31:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17758"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/503801946"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FFPP-9FGG-3RM7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-10 15:32 – Updated: 2024-12-10 15:32
VLAI
Details
A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2024 (All versions < V224.0 Update 5). The affected application is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow while parsing specially crafted PAR files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-54094"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-10T14:30:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2024 (All versions \u003c V224.0 Update 5). The affected application is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow while parsing specially crafted PAR files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.",
"id": "GHSA-ffpp-9fgg-3rm7",
"modified": "2024-12-10T15:32:31Z",
"published": "2024-12-10T15:32:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54094"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-730188.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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/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",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-FFQV-2X6M-G28R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-02 15:31 – Updated: 2026-10-02 15:31
VLAI
Details
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling, Integer overflow or wraparound, Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Apache Thrift.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-83632"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-02T13:17:58Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Allocation of resources without limits or throttling, Integer overflow or wraparound, Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Apache Thrift.\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.25.0.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 0.25.0, which fixes the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-ffqv-2x6m-g28r",
"modified": "2026-10-02T15:31:23Z",
"published": "2026-10-02T15:31:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83632"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znzbomnhg1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/zjv6hjmhl4tb4l4l1dk4bmc2whxh0lb4"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/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",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-FFRF-XCMJ-F59Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 19:24 – Updated: 2025-02-06 18:31
VLAI
Details
A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file that may exploit a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Autodesk® FBX® SDK 2020 or prior which may lead to code execution.
Severity
7.8 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-27911"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-04-17T21:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file that may exploit a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Autodesk\u00ae FBX\u00ae SDK 2020 or prior which may lead to code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-ffrf-xcmj-f59q",
"modified": "2025-02-06T18:31:00Z",
"published": "2023-07-06T19:24:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27911"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2023-0004"
}
],
"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:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FFRX-892G-4X38
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 21:31 – Updated: 2026-05-07 01:05
VLAI
Details
Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity
8.3 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-7900"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-06T19:16:38Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-ffrx-892g-4x38",
"modified": "2026-05-07T01:05:49Z",
"published": "2026-05-06T21:31:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7900"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496503799"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
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-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
Implementation
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
Mitigation
Implementation
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Look for their safe equivalent, which checks for the boundary.
Mitigation
Operation
Use OS-level preventative functionality. This is not a complete solution, but it provides some defense in depth.
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.