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().
4152 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FXPM-H77M-V8VC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-07 00:30 – Updated: 2025-11-07 15:31Heap buffer overflow in Sync in Google Chrome prior to 141.0.7390.65 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-11458"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-11-06T23:15:35Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in Sync in Google Chrome prior to 141.0.7390.65 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-fxpm-h77m-v8vc",
"modified": "2025-11-07T15:31:29Z",
"published": "2025-11-07T00:30:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11458"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/443196747"
}
],
"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:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-G24F-M2HX-PFGX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-24 09:32 – Updated: 2026-07-24 09:32GNU coreutils unexpand is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow due to an integer overflow during buffer allocation when processing large tab stop (-t) values. The multiplication used to calculate the allocation size can wrap around, resulting in an undersized buffer. When processing crafted input, subsequent writes exceed the allocated memory, leading to an out‑of‑bounds heap write.
When running GNU coreutils unexpand with attacker-provided large tab stop (-t) arguments, this behavior leads to a crash and potentially achieve a heap write primitive depending on memory layout.
This issue has been fixed in the commit b60a159fdc5bfcf9988d3a4cb6f53abe8ad5d35d
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-56392"
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"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-24T09:16:25Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "GNU coreutils unexpand is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow due to an integer overflow during buffer allocation when processing large tab stop (-t) values. The multiplication used to calculate the allocation size can wrap around, resulting in an undersized buffer.\nWhen processing crafted input, subsequent writes exceed the allocated memory, leading to an out\u2011of\u2011bounds heap write.\n\nWhen running GNU coreutils unexpand with attacker-provided large tab stop (-t) arguments, this behavior leads to a crash and potentially achieve a heap write primitive depending on memory layout.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis issue has been fixed in the commit b60a159fdc5bfcf9988d3a4cb6f53abe8ad5d35d",
"id": "GHSA-g24f-m2hx-pfgx",
"modified": "2026-07-24T09:32:16Z",
"published": "2026-07-24T09:32:16Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56392"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/07/CVE-2026-56391"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=b60a159fdc5bfcf9988d3a4cb6f53abe8ad5d35d"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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-G28R-954M-QC24
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-13 21:30 – Updated: 2023-01-13 21:30Adobe InCopy versions 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (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.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-21594"
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"CWE-122"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-13T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe InCopy versions 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (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-g28r-954m-qc24",
"modified": "2023-01-13T21:30:26Z",
"published": "2023-01-13T21:30:26Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21594"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb23-08.html"
}
],
"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-G2FR-HGR5-R3HQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2022-07-02 00:00A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.0). The webserver of the affected devices contains a vulnerability that may lead to a heap overflow condition. An attacker could cause this condition on the webserver by sending specially crafted requests. This could stop the webserver temporarily.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-15800"
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"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-12T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions \u003c V4.1.0). The webserver of the affected devices contains a vulnerability that may lead to a heap overflow condition. An attacker could cause this condition on the webserver by sending specially crafted requests. This could stop the webserver temporarily.",
"id": "GHSA-g2fr-hgr5-r3hq",
"modified": "2022-07-02T00:00:21Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:38:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15800"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-139628.pdf"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-G2J4-V7HF-2XQ4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-23 21:31 – Updated: 2025-06-23 21:31Sony XAV-AX8500 Bluetooth L2CAP Protocol Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Sony XAV-AX8500 devices. An attacker must first obtain the ability to pair a malicious Bluetooth device with the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the Bluetooth L2CAP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the elysian-bt-service process. Was ZDI-CAN-26286.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-5477"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-21T01:15:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Sony XAV-AX8500 Bluetooth L2CAP Protocol Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Sony XAV-AX8500 devices. An attacker must first obtain the ability to pair a malicious Bluetooth device with the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the implementation of the Bluetooth L2CAP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the elysian-bt-service process. Was ZDI-CAN-26286.",
"id": "GHSA-g2j4-v7hf-2xq4",
"modified": "2025-06-23T21:31:47Z",
"published": "2025-06-23T21:31:47Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5477"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/mobile-cd-players-digital-media-players-xav-series/xav-ax8500/software/00344092"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-354"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-G2PH-WVC2-PH4V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-14 18:31 – Updated: 2025-08-01 18:31An integer overflow can be triggered in SQLite’s concat_ws() function. The resulting, truncated integer is then used to allocate a buffer. When SQLite then writes the resulting string to the buffer, it uses the original, untruncated size and thus a wild Heap Buffer overflow of size ~4GB can be triggered. This can result in arbitrary code execution.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-3277"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-190"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-14T17:15:27Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An integer overflow can be triggered in SQLite\u2019s `concat_ws()` function. The resulting, truncated integer is then used to allocate a buffer. When SQLite then writes the resulting string to the buffer, it uses the original, untruncated size and thus a wild Heap Buffer overflow of size ~4GB can be triggered. This can result in arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-g2ph-wvc2-ph4v",
"modified": "2025-08-01T18:31:14Z",
"published": "2025-04-14T18:31:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3277"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sqlite.org/src/info/498e3f1cf57f164f"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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"
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]
}
GHSA-G2R7-M24C-R8P9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:12Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. 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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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-28604"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122",
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-24T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. 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-g2r7-m24c-r8p9",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:12:02Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:12:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28604"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-49.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-G2XV-4F6C-H6V9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-14 21:30 – Updated: 2026-05-15 00:30Heap buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-8552"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-14T20:17:16Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Heap buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
"id": "GHSA-g2xv-4f6c-h6v9",
"modified": "2026-05-15T00:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-05-14T21:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8552"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/498706958"
}
],
"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:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-G3C9-X495-5RJG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-12 18:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 18:30Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-35420"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-122"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-12T18:17:12Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-g3c9-x495-5rjg",
"modified": "2026-05-12T18:30:44Z",
"published": "2026-05-12T18:30:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35420"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35420"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"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-G3J9-QHMG-85JP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:12A heap-based buffer overflow in Delta Electronics TPEditor: v1.98.06 and prior may be exploited by processing a specially crafted project file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-33007"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-122"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-08-30T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A heap-based buffer overflow in Delta Electronics TPEditor: v1.98.06 and prior may be exploited by processing a specially crafted project file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.",
"id": "GHSA-g3j9-qhmg-85jp",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:12:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:12:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33007"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-236-03"
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Mitigation
Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
Mitigation
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Mitigation MIT-10
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
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
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
Mitigation
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Look for their safe equivalent, which checks for the boundary.
Mitigation
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.