Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Allowed-with-Review

Out-of-bounds Write

Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

15380 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-62WX-GPPG-6GRR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:16 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:16
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability in the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Decryption and Verification or S/MIME Public Key Harvesting features of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to corrupt system memory. A successful exploit could cause the filtering process to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of S/MIME-signed emails. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious S/MIME-signed email through a targeted device. If Decryption and Verification or Public Key Harvesting is configured, the filtering process could crash due to memory corruption and restart, resulting in a DoS condition. The software could then resume processing the same S/MIME-signed email, causing the filtering process to crash and restart again. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a permanent DoS condition. This vulnerability may require manual intervention to recover the ESA.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-15453"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-01-10T18:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability in the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Decryption and Verification or S/MIME Public Key Harvesting features of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to corrupt system memory. A successful exploit could cause the filtering process to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of S/MIME-signed emails. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious S/MIME-signed email through a targeted device. If Decryption and Verification or Public Key Harvesting is configured, the filtering process could crash due to memory corruption and restart, resulting in a DoS condition. The software could then resume processing the same S/MIME-signed email, causing the filtering process to crash and restart again. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a permanent DoS condition. This vulnerability may require manual intervention to recover the ESA.",
  "id": "GHSA-62wx-gppg-6grr",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:16:15Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:16:15Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15453"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190109-esa-dos"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106511"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-62XG-5JVC-PHV2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:32 – Updated: 2023-01-09 18:30
VLAI
Details

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-9937"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-10-22T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-62xg-5jvc-phv2",
  "modified": "2023-01-09T18:30:26Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:32:08Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9937"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211291"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211293"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211294"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211295"
    }
  ],
  "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-62XM-7PJX-WFV7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-07 00:30 – Updated: 2025-11-07 15:31
VLAI
Details

Heap buffer overflow in Video in Google Chrome prior to 141.0.7390.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-11206"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-122",
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-11-06T22:15:38Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Heap buffer overflow in Video in Google Chrome prior to 141.0.7390.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)",
  "id": "GHSA-62xm-7pjx-wfv7",
  "modified": "2025-11-07T15:31:29Z",
  "published": "2025-11-07T00:30:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11206"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/444755026"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-62XX-M2M9-H236

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-03 06:30 – Updated: 2025-02-03 18:30
VLAI
Details

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00397141; Issue ID: MSV-2187.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-20631"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-03T04:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00397141; Issue ID: MSV-2187.",
  "id": "GHSA-62xx-m2m9-h236",
  "modified": "2025-02-03T18:30:40Z",
  "published": "2025-02-03T06:30:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20631"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/February-2025"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-634C-V2XV-FFPG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-10-12 22:02 – Updated: 2021-10-07 20:28
VLAI
Summary
Out-of-bounds Write in OpenCV
Details

OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has an out-of-bounds write error in the function FillColorRow1 in utils.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-12597.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.3.0.9"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "opencv-python"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.1.11"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.3.0.9"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "opencv-contrib-python"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.1.11"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-14136"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-10-07T20:28:55Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has an out-of-bounds write error in the function FillColorRow1 in utils.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-12597.",
  "id": "GHSA-634c-v2xv-ffpg",
  "modified": "2021-10-07T20:28:55Z",
  "published": "2021-10-12T22:02:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14136"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9443"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9448"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Out-of-bounds Write in OpenCV"
}

GHSA-6358-WJWP-64W4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 18:32 – Updated: 2025-01-14 18:32
VLAI
Details

An out-of-bounds write in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-13167"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-14T18:15:27Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An out-of-bounds write in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service.",
  "id": "GHSA-6358-wjwp-64w4",
  "modified": "2025-01-14T18:32:01Z",
  "published": "2025-01-14T18:32:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13167"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-EPM-January-2025-for-EPM-2024-and-EPM-2022-SU6"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-6366-C352-VCGG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:19 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:19
VLAI
Details

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-16021"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-01-18T17:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-6366-c352-vcgg",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:19:12Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:19:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16021"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-41.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106158"
    }
  ],
  "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-6367-FPMM-R9XR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:21 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:21
VLAI
Details

avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.7-x before 2017-06-29, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-10699"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-06-30T13:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.7-x before 2017-06-29, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-6367-fpmm-r9xr",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T00:21:59Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:21:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10699"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18467"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038816"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-6368-QR9W-9M58

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-03 03:30 – Updated: 2023-01-10 03:30
VLAI
Details

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in V-SFT v6.1.7.0 and earlier and TELLUS v4.0.12.0 and earlier allows a local attacker to obtain the information and/or execute arbitrary code by having a user to open a specially crafted image file.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-43448"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-01-03T03:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in V-SFT v6.1.7.0 and earlier and TELLUS v4.0.12.0 and earlier allows a local attacker to obtain the information and/or execute arbitrary code by having a user to open a specially crafted image file.",
  "id": "GHSA-6368-qr9w-9m58",
  "modified": "2023-01-10T03:30:29Z",
  "published": "2023-01-03T03:30:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43448"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90679513/index.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://monitouch.fujielectric.com/site/download-e/09vsft6_inf/index.php"
    }
  ],
  "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-636J-5WHR-3852

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:12 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:12
VLAI
Details

Heap buffer overflow in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 93.0.4577.63 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-30614"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-09-03T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Heap buffer overflow in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 93.0.4577.63 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-636j-5whr-3852",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:12:59Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:12:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30614"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1207315"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LVY4WIWTVVYKQMROJJS365TZBKEARCF"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPJPUSAWIJMQFBQQQYXAICLI4EKFQOH6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QW4R2K5HVJ4R6XDZYOJCCFPIN2XHNS3L"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-30614"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

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.