The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
1
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.
2
cwe_id
1035
name
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.
3
cwe_id
190
name
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
description
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.
4
cwe_id
131
name
Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
description
The product does not correctly calculate the size to be used when allocating a buffer, which could lead to a buffer overflow.
5
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().