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
4,196 results · Feed
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formLogout stack-based overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. The affected element is the function formLogout of the file /goform/formLogout. The manipulation of the argument submit-url leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate …
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High 8.4
SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow 8.05 Buffer Overflow SEH
SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow 8.05 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting the structured exception handler. Attackers can craft malicious input in the Registrati…
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High 8.4
DVD Photo Slideshow Professional 8.07 Buffer Overflow SEH
SocuSoft DVD Photo Slideshow Professional 8.07 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration name field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting structured exception handling. Attackers can craft a malicio…
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High 8.4
AgataSoft Auto PingMaster 1.5 Buffer Overflow SEH
AgataSoft Auto PingMaster 1.5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Trace Route host name field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering structured exception handling. Attackers can craft a malicious ping.txt f…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formLicence stack-based overflow
A flaw has been found in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. Affected by this issue is the function formLicence of the file /goform/formLicence. This manipulation of the argument submit-url causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exp…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formWpsProxyEnable stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formWpsProxyEnable of the file /goform/formWpsProxyEnable. The manipulation of the argument submit-url results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack ca…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formRadius stack-based overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. Affected is the function formRadius of the file /goform/formRadius. The manipulation of the argument submit-url leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. T…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formAccept stack-based overflow
A weakness has been identified in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This impacts the function formAccept of the file /goform/formAccept. Executing a manipulation of the argument submit-url can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack rem…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formConnectionSetting stack-based overflow
A security flaw has been discovered in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This affects the function formConnectionSetting of the file /goform/formConnectionSetting. Performing a manipulation of the argument max_Conn/timeOut results in stack-based buffer overflow. It is …
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High 8.8
Tenda F1202 PptpUserAdd fromPptpUserAdd stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was identified in Tenda F1202 1.2.0.20(408). This affects the function fromPptpUserAdd of the file /goform/PptpUserAdd. The manipulation of the argument opttype leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The ex…
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High 8.8
Tenda F1202 GstDhcpSetSerof formGstDhcpSetSer stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was determined in Tenda F1202 1.2.0.20(408). Affected by this issue is the function formGstDhcpSetSer of the file /goform/GstDhcpSetSerof. Executing a manipulation of the argument dips can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to…
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High 8.8
Tenda F1202 WrlExtraSet formWrlExtraSet stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in Tenda F1202 1.2.0.20(408). Affected by this vulnerability is the function formWrlExtraSet of the file /goform/WrlExtraSet. Performing a manipulation of the argument delno results in stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to i…
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High 8.8
Tenda F1202 PPTPUserSetting fromPPTPUserSetting stack-based overflow
A vulnerability has been found in Tenda F1202 1.2.0.20(408). Affected is the function fromPPTPUserSetting of the file /goform/PPTPUserSetting. Such manipulation of the argument delno leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remot…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn webs formWlSiteSurvey stack-based overflow
A flaw has been found in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This impacts the function formWlSiteSurvey of the file /goform/formWlSiteSurvey of the component webs. This manipulation of the argument selSSID/submit-url causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is poss…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formHwSet stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This affects the function formHwSet of the file /goform/formHwSet. The manipulation of the argument Anntena/Mcs/regDomain/nic0Addr/nic1Addr/wlanAddr/wanAddr/wlanSSID/wlanChan/initgain/txcck/txofdm/submit…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn formWlanMP stack-based overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. The impacted element is the function formWlanMP of the file /goform/formWlanMP. The manipulation of the argument ateFunc/ateGain/ateTxCount/ateChan/ateRate/ateMacID/e2pTxPower1/e2pTxPower2/…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn webs mp stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in Edimax EW-7438RPn up to 1.31. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /goform/mp of the component webs. The manipulation of the argument webs results in stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to…
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High 8.8
Edimax EW-7438RPn webs formWpsStart stack-based overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn up to 1.31. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /goform/formWpsStart of the component webs. Such manipulation of the argument pinCode/wlan-url leads to stack-based buffer over…
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High 8.4
10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 8.54 Buffer Overflow SEH
10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 8.54 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a structured exception handler overwrite. Attackers can craf…
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High 8.8
select(2) file descriptor set overflow causes stack overflow
libcasper(3) communicates with helper processes via UNIX domain sockets, and uses the select(2) system call to wait for data to become available. However, it does not verify that its socket descriptor fits within select(2)'s descriptor set size limit of FD_SE…
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High 7.8CVE-2026-45250 Public exploit
Stack buffer overflow via setcred(2)
The setcred(2) system call is only available to privileged users. However, before the privilege level of the caller is checked, the user-supplied list of supplementary groups is copied into a fixed-size kernel stack buffer without first validating its length.…
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Medium 6.0
Stack buffer overflow in desktop.c
A stack-based buffer overflow in desktop.c in Netatalk 1.3 through 4.2.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service, obtain limited information, or modify limited data.
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High 8.8
Stack buffer overflow via UCS-2 type confusion in convert_charset()
A stack-based buffer overflow via UCS-2 type confusion in convert_charset() in Netatalk 2.0.4 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
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Medium 6.5
Libsolv: stack-based buffer overflow in libsolv's debian metadata parser when handling sha384/sha512 checksums
A flaw was found in libsolv. This stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in libsolv's Debian metadata parser when processing specially crafted Debian repository metadata. An attacker could exploit this by providing malicious SHA384 or SHA512 checksu…
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High 7.5CVE-2026-39047 Public exploit
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in EPSON L14150 FL27PB allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the RAW Pri…
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Critical 9.8
lwIP snmpv3 USM snmp_msg.c snmp_parse_inbound_frame stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in lwIP up to 2.2.1. Affected is the function snmp_parse_inbound_frame of the file src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c of the component snmpv3 USM Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument msgAuthenticationParameters results in stack-b…
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High 8.4
Allok Fast AVI MPEG Splitter 1.2 Stack Based Buffer Overflow
Allok Fast AVI MPEG Splitter 1.2 contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious license name string. Attackers can craft a payload with 780 bytes of junk data followed by str…
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Medium 6.3
Investintech SlimPDFReader SlimPDFReader.exe sub_3B4610 stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in Investintech SlimPDFReader up to 2.0.13. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sub_3B4610 of the file SlimPDFReader.exe. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotel…
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Low 2.8
Stack overflow vulnerability in the media platform. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect av…
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High 8.8
PostgreSQL refint allows stack buffer overflow and SQL injection
Stack buffer overflow in PostgreSQL module "refint" allows an unprivileged database user to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. A distinct attack is possible if the application declares a user-controlled column as a "refi…
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High 8.4
Atomic Alarm Clock 6.3 Stack Overflow via SEH Unicode
Atomic Alarm Clock 6.3 contains a stack overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious string to the display name textbox in the Time Zones Clock configuration. Attackers can craft a buffer with structure…
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High 7.5
BIG-IP TMM Vulnerability
When a classification profile is configured on a UDP virtual server, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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Medium 6.7
F5 BIG-IP Appliance Mode Vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in BIG-IP systems that may allow an authenticated attacker with administrative access to escalate their privileges. A successful exploit may allow the attacker to cross a security boundary. Note: Software versions which have reached En…
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Critical 9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GUARDIANWALL MailSuite and GUARDIANWALL Mail Security Cloud (SaaS v…
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Medium 6.2
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ardupilot rover commit v.c56439b045162058df0ff136afea3081fcd06d38 allows a local attac…
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Medium 6.2
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ardupiot Copter Latest commit 92693e023793133e49a035daf37c14433e484778 allows a local …
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High 7.5
striso-control-firmware 54c9722 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in function AuxJack.
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High 7.5
striso-control-firmware 54c9722 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in function ThreadReadButtons.
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Critical 9.8
arduino-esp32: Stack buffer overflow in WebServer multipart boundary parsing leads to remote crash potential RCE
arduino-esp32 is an Arduino core for the ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6 and ESP32-H2 microcontrollers. Prior to 3.3.8, the WebServer multipart form parser in arduino-esp32 allocates a Variable Length Array (VLA) on the stack whose size is deriv…
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High 7.8
After Effects | Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
After Effects 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.