Weakness (CWE)
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack.
How to prevent it (5 mitigations)
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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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Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
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Implementation
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
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Implementation
Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Use safer, equivalent functions which check for boundary errors.
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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].
Source: MITRE CWE-121
4,194 results · Feed
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Critical 9.8
ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _output_dell_system_info_cmc_ipv6_info in ipmi-…
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Critical 9.8
ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _output_dell_system_info_cmc_info in ipmi-oem/i…
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Critical 9.8
ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _get_dell_system_info_idrac_info in ipmi-oem/ip…
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Critical 9.8
FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _ipmi_sel_oem_fujitsu_get_sel_entry_long_text in libfreeipm…
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High 7.7
Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Archer AX55 v4
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the EasyMesh module of TP-Link Archer AX55 v4. When Mesh mode is enabled, a LAN attacker may submit crafted input that causes the easymesh daemon to crash and may potentially achieve remote code execution …
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High 7.8
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, versions 20.2.0.0 and below, contain a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in file-leve…
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High 7.4
A heap overflow in SMM module may allow an attacker with access to a second vulnerability that enables writing to SPI f…
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High 8.3
Buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromi…
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Medium 4.9
Authenticated Stack Overflow Vulnerabilities lead to Denial-of-Service in AOS-CX
Stack overflow vulnerabilities exist in an API endpoint of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor to cause a denial-of-service condition on the affected system.
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Critical 9.8
Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Pyramid Solutions NetStaX EtherNet/IP Stack
An issue in the NetStaX EtherNet/IP Stack prior to v5.6.1 could allow a large Class 3 explicit-message request to exceed the application-side receive buffer without generating an error or warning. The result could be memory corruption, a device crash, or a po…
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Medium 4.8
FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition - Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
A denial-of-service security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition. A network adjacent attacker who is authenticated could send crafted requests to the web interface, resulting in buffer overflow conditions that may cause the device to c…
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Critical 9.9
TOTOLINK NR1800X cstecgi.cgi setUploadSetting stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in TOTOLINK NR1800X 9.1.0u.6681_B20230703. Impacted is the function setUploadSetting of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument FileName results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remot…
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Critical 9.9
D-Link DIR-825M LTE Module Firmware Upgrade formLtefotaUpgradeFibocom sub_41802C stack-based overflow
A flaw has been found in D-Link DIR-825M 1.1.8. This impacts the function sub_41802C of the file /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeFibocom of the component LTE Module Firmware Upgrade. This manipulation of the argument fota_url causes stack-based buffer overflow. The…
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Critical 9.9CVE-2026-82592 Public exploit
D-Link DIR-825M Disk Formatting Handler Endpoint formDiskFormat sub_46725C stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-825M 1.1.8. This affects the function sub_46725C of the file /boafrm/formDiskFormat of the component Disk Formatting Handler Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument partition results in stack-based buffer overflow…
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High 7.3
NASA Trick TCP Socket JSONVariableServerThread.cpp parse_request stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was determined in NASA Trick 19.6.0. This issue affects the function JSONVariableServerThread::parse_request of the file trick_source/sim_services/JSONVariableServer/JSONVariableServerThread.cpp of the component TCP Socket Handler. This manipu…
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High 8.7
http_gdpr_decrypt Pre-Authentication Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
A pre-authentication stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the http_gdpr_decrypt function of TL-MR100 V3.20 due to insufficient bounds checking of encrypted requests to the /cgi/login endpoint. An adjacent unauthenticated attacker with access to…
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High 7.1
MongoDB BI Connector ODBC Driver Memory-Safety Issue When Parsing Oversized LIMIT Values
An application using the MongoDB BI Connector ODBC Driver may encounter a memory-safety issue when a submitted SQL statement contains an unusually long run of digits following a LIMIT clause. The issue occurs only on connections where the driver's optional pr…
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High 8.8
BI Connector ODBC Driver Improper Bounds Checking on Cursor Name Leading to Memory Corruption
A user able to submit SQL through an application using the MongoDB Connector for BI ODBC driver can supply a positioned-cursor statement whose cursor name exceeds the size of an internal fixed-length buffer. Because the name length is not bounded before the d…
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Medium 4.9
PLANET GS-4210-16P2S V3 Stack Buffer Overflow via dispatcher.cgi Credential Handlers
PLANET GS-4210-16P2S V3 firmware before 3.441b260626 contains authenticated stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities in /cgi-bin/dispatcher.cgi. The web_login_first_post handler copies the usrPass POST parameter into a fixed-size stack buffer without length vali…
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Medium 4.9
PLANET GS-4210-16P2S V3 Stack Buffer Overflow and NULL Pointer Dereference via dispatcher.cgi RADIUS Handlers
PLANET GS-4210-16P2S V3 firmware before 3.441b260626 contains authenticated stack buffer overflow and null pointer dereference vulnerabilities in /cgi-bin/dispatcher.cgi. The web_radiusSrv*_post family of handlers copies the radKey, radKey_0, radDftParamKey, …
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Medium 4.9
PLANET GS-4210-16P2S V3 Stack Buffer Overflow via dispatcher.cgi Standard Handlers
PLANET GS-4210-16P2S V3 firmware before 3.441b260626 contains multiple authenticated stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities in /cgi-bin/dispatcher.cgi. The following handlers copy attacker-controlled POST parameters into fixed-size stack buffers without length…
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Critical 9.3
Fireware OS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Mobile Security epm Endpoint
A stack-based buffer overflow in the epm (Endpoint Protection Manager) service used by the deprecated Mobile Security feature in WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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Critical 9.3
Fireware OS Pre-Authentication Stack Buffer Overflow in iked Allows Remote Code Execution
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted network traffic.
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High 8.7
Fireware OS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in iked Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the WatchGuard Fireware OS iked process iallows a remote unauthenticated attacker to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition in VPN processing by sending specially crafted network traffic.
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High 7.5
Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Bendix EC80 Brake ECU
Bendix EC80 Brake ECU is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to crash the ECU. A crafted payload can then be used to remotely execute arbitrary code or inject arbitrary CAN bus traffic. This could cause the loss of the ABS…
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Low 3.9
HCL BigFix Quantum Risk Analyzer is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow
HCL BigFix Quantum Risk Analyzer binary lacks several critical, industry-standard hardening protections that could allow an attacker to cause a stack-based buffer overflow.
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High 7.5
Dell PowerProtect One, versions 20.1.0.0 and below, contain a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. An unauthentic…
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High 7.8
Dia: dia: stack buffer overflow in bus object via unvalidated handle count in project files
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Dia diagram editor when processing Network Bus objects from Dia XML project files. In objects/network/bus.c, bus_load() reads the number of bus handles from the file attribute "bus_handles" using attri…
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Critical 10.0
TOTOLINK N600R CGI cstecgi.cgi setSystemConfig stack-based overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in TOTOLINK N600R 4.3.0cu.7647_B20210106. The affected element is the function setSystemConfig of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component CGI Handler. Such manipulation of the argument Hostname leads to stack-…
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High 8.8
Buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code insid…
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High 7.8
Substance3D - Sampler | Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
Substance3D - Sampler is affected by a Stack-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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High 8.5
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in SKYSEA Client View and SKYMEC IT Manager. If this vulnerability i…
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Medium 4.0
aria2 <=1.37.0 has a stack-buffer-underflow vulnerability in the IOFile::getLine() function.
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Medium 6.5
OpenEXR: HTJ2K SIZ image-offset gap stack buffer overflow
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR can crash OpenEXR during normal decode. An HTJ2K-compressed EXR w…
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Critical 10.0
Multiple vulnerabilities exist in OpenThread's handling of MLE packets. An authenticated attacker on the same Thread ne…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-76071 Public exploit
Netis NC63 V3.0.0.3327 Stack Buffer Overflow via destHost Parameter
Netis NC63 firmware through V3.0.0.3327 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to overwrite saved stack state by supplying an oversized destHost parameter to the ipFilterList=mod action in netis.cgi. …
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-76070 Public exploit
Netis NC63 V3.0.0.3327 Stack Buffer Overflow via Login Password Parameter
Netis NC63 firmware through V3.0.0.3327 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to overwrite saved stack state by submitting an oversized Base64-encoded password to the login handler in /bin/netis.cgi.…
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Critical 9.9
UTT HiPER 1250GW HTTP Request aspRemoteApConfTempSend strcpy stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was detected in UTT HiPER 1250GW up to 3.2.7-210907-180535. This impacts the function strcpy of the file /goform/aspRemoteApConfTempSend of the component HTTP Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Profile results in stack-…
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High 7.5
A stack overflow in the loadRawData function of SpaceDot AcubeSAT OBC software commit eaf90ec allows attackers to cause…
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Critical 9.9
Comfast CF-N1-S Web Management mbox-config sub_41AD7C stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in Comfast CF-N1-S 2.6.0.1. The affected element is the function sub_41AD7C of the file /cgi-bin/mbox-config?method=SET§ion=ntp_timezone of the component Web Management. The manipulation of the argument timestr/ntp_client_enabled…