Weakness (CWE)
CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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 occurs when an integer value is
incremented to a value that is too large to store in the
associated representation. When this occurs, the value may
become a very small or negative number.
How to prevent it (7 mitigations)
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Requirements
Ensure that all protocols are strictly defined, such that all out-of-bounds behavior can be identified simply, and require strict conformance to the protocol.
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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.
If possible, choose a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.
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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 [REF-1482].
Use libraries or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++). [REF-106]
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Implementation
Perform input validation on any numeric input by ensuring that it is within the expected range. Enforce that the input meets both the minimum and maximum requirements for the expected range.
Use unsigned integers where possible. This makes it easier to perform validation for integer overflows. When signed integers are required, ensure that the range check includes minimum values as well as maximum values.
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Implementation
Understand the programming language's underlying representation and how it interacts with numeric calculation (CWE-681). Pay close attention to byte size discrepancies, precision, signed/unsigned distinctions, truncation, conversion and casting between types, "not-a-number" calculations, and how the language handles numbers that are too large or too small for its underlying representation. [REF-7]
Also be careful to account for 32-bit, 64-bit, and other potential differences that may affect the numeric representation.
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Architecture and Design
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
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Implementation
Examine compiler warnings closely and eliminate problems with potential security implications, such as signed / unsigned mismatch in memory operations, or use of uninitialized variables. Even if the weakness is rarely exploitable, a single failure may lead to the compromise of the entire system.
Source: MITRE CWE-190
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Critical 9.5CVE-2026-116366 Public exploit
Unauthenticated RCE vulnerability against ClickHouse Server
An issue has been discovered in ClickHouse Server that, under certain conditions, could allow an unauthenticated user with network access to execute arbitrary code on the ClickHouse Server.
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Critical 9.8CVE-2026-114595 Public exploit
Integer overflow or wraparound in EPICS Base
In EPICS Base release 7.0.10 and prior, an integer overflow in network request processing can cause memory to be allocated with an incorrect size. Subsequent handling of attacker supplied data may result in memory corruption, denial of service, or potential r…
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Critical 10.0CVE-2026-110264 Public exploit
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.0 before 18.11.13, 19.0 before 19.0.10, 19.1 before 19.1.9, 19.2 before 19.2.9, 19.3 before 19.3.6, 19.4 before 19.4.3, and 19.5 before 19.5.1 that, under certain conditions, could hav…
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Critical 10.0
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 19.2 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the GitLab server…
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Critical 9.3CVE-2026-59346 Public exploit
VMware Workstation and Fusion VMXNET3 integer-overflow vulnerability
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Affected versions: - …
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Critical 9.0CVE-2025-3500 Public exploit
Integer Overflow in Avast Antiviurs 25.1.981.6 on Windows may result in privilege escalation
Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Avast Antivirus (25.1.981.6) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Antivirus: from 25.1.981.6 before 25.3.
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Critical 9.8CVE-2025-54957 Public exploit
An issue was discovered in Dolby UDC 4.5 through 4.13. A crash of the DD+ decoder process can occur when a malformed DD…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2024-50944 Public exploit
Integer overflow vulnerability exists in SimplCommerce at commit 230310c8d7a0408569b292c5a805c459d47a1d8f in the shoppi…
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Critical 9.8
Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical 9.8CVE-2024-46483 Public exploit
Xlight FTP Server <3.9.4.3 has an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet parsing logic of the SFTP server, which …
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Critical 9.8CVE-2024-45490 Public exploit
An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. xmlparse.c does not reject a negative length for XML_ParseBuffer.
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Critical 9.8CVE-2024-27304 Public exploit
pgx SQL Injection via Protocol Message Size Overflow
pgx is a PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go. SQL injection can occur if an attacker can cause a single query or bind message to exceed 4 GB in size. An integer overflow in the calculated message size can cause the one large message to be sent as multiple me…
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Critical 9.8
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical 9.8
Integer overflow in `git archive`, `git log --format` leading to RCE in git
Git is distributed revision control system. `git log` can display commits in an arbitrary format using its `--format` specifiers. This functionality is also exposed to `git archive` via the `export-subst` gitattribute. When processing the padding operators, t…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2022-25315 Public exploit
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, there is an integer overflow in storeRawNames.
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Critical 9.8CVE-2022-23852 Public exploit
Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with a nonzero XML…
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Critical 9.8CVE-2022-22822 Public exploit
addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
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Critical 9.8
Integer overflow in the TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, …
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Critical 9.8
Integer overflow in the 16 bit variable reference counter in PHP 4 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitr…