Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.
How to prevent it (7 mitigations)
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Requirements
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.
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Architecture and Design
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.
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Operation, Build and Compilation
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.
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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.
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Operation, Build and Compilation
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].
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Operation
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].
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Implementation
Replace unbounded copy functions with analogous functions that support length arguments, such as strcpy with strncpy. Create these if they are not available.
Source: MITRE CWE-119
3,721 results · Feed
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High 8.1
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefo…
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High 7.3
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Libraries component in NSS
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Libraries component in NSS. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152.
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High 7.5
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152.
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High 7.5
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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High 7.5
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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High 7.5
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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Medium 6.5
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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Medium 5.3
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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Medium 5.3
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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Medium 5.3
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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High 7.5
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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Medium 5.3
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152.
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Medium 5.3
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Thunderbird 152.
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Critical 9.6
Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component
Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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High 8.1
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Web Audio component
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Web Audio component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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High 8.1
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152
Memory safety bug fixed in Thunderbird 152. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
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High 8.0
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High 8.0
Yealink SIP-T46U Firmware Chunk Upload upgrade sprintf stack-based overflow
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High 8.0
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High 8.0
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Medium 5.3
svaarala duktape duk_api_bytecode.c memory corruption
A weakness has been identified in svaarala duktape up to 2.99.99. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file duk_api_bytecode.c. Executing a manipulation of the argument count_instr can lead to memory corruption. The attack requires local access. …
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High 7.3
Ritlabs TinyWeb Server Header libeay32.dll.html stack-based overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in Ritlabs TinyWeb Server up to 1.94 on Win32. This impacts an unknown function in the library libeay32.dll.html of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Authorization leads to stack-based bu…
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High 7.8
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High 8.8
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High 8.8
D-Link DCS-935L HTTP rhea snprintf format string
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Medium 4.8
Netgear Orbi 370 Series Remote Code Execution vulnerability
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Medium 4.5
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High 8.8
Tenda F451 Web Management Natlimit fromNatlimit stack-based overflow
A weakness has been identified in Tenda F451 1.0.0.7/1.0.0.9. The affected element is the function fromNatlimit of the file /goform/Natlimit of the component Web Management Interface. Executing a manipulation of the argument page can lead to stack-based buffe…
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High 8.8CVE-2026-11553 Public exploit
Tenda HG7/HG9/HG10 formPPPEdit stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in Tenda HG7, HG9 and HG10 300001138_en_xpon. This affects the function formPPPEdit of the file /boaform/formPPPEdit. The manipulation of the argument encodename results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remo…
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High 8.8
Tenda AC18 Web Management getRebootStatus sub_45304 stack-based overflow
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High 8.8
Tenda W20E Web Management modifyWifiFilterRules stack-based overflow
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High 8.8
Tenda W20E Web Management PortalAuth formPortalAuth stack-based overflow
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High 8.8
Tenda W20E setPortMirror formSetPortMirror stack-based overflow
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High 8.8
UTT HiPER 2610G formConfigDnsFilterGlobal strcpy buffer overflow
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Medium 5.5
UTT HiPER 2610G formNatStaticMap strcpy buffer overflow
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High 8.8
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High 8.8
Tenda CX12L Wi-Fi Configuration Endpoint fast_setting_wifi_set form_fast_setting_wifi_set stack-based overflow
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-11499 Public exploit
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High 8.8
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High 8.8
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