Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
description
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017.
1
cwe_id
78
name
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
description
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
2
cwe_id
937
name
OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
description
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013.
3
cwe_id
122
name
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
description
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().