Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
We track 5,885 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.3. 167 have been exploited in real attacks.
How this weakness is prevented
- 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.
- 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, and the Strsafe.h library from Microsoft. These libraries provide safer versions of overflow-prone string-handling functions.
- 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 discusses canary-based detection in detail.
- 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. 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.
- Implementation: Replace unbounded copy functions with analogous functions that support length arguments, such as strcpy with strncpy. Create these if they are not available.
Latest Out-of-bounds Write vulnerabilities
- 7.8 High severity
GIMP: Out-of-bounds Write
GIMP DCM File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the
- 7.8 High severity
GIMP: Out-of-bounds Write
GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the
- 7.8 High severity
GIMP: Out-of-bounds Write
GIMP ICNS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the targe
- 7.8 High severity
Fade In: Out-of-bounds Write
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XML parser functionality of GCC Productions Inc. Fade In 4.2.0. A specially crafted .fadein file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- 7.8 High severity
Kamailio: Out-of-bounds Write
A security vulnerability has been detected in Kamailio 5.5. Impacted is the function rve_destroy of the file src/core/rvalue.c of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out loc
- 7.5 High severity
Ac6 Firmware: Out-of-bounds Write
Tenda AC6 V2.0 15.03.06.50 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the page parameter in the addressNat function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
- 7.5 High severity
Ac6 Firmware: Out-of-bounds Write
Tenda AC6 V2.0 15.03.06.50 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the ssid parameter in the fast_setting_wifi_set function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
- 7.5 High severity
Ac6 Firmware: Out-of-bounds Write
Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the openSchedWifi function of Tenda AC6 v.15.03.06.50 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting a crafted payload into the schedStartTime and schedEndTime parameters.
- 7.5 High severity
Ac6 Firmware: Out-of-bounds Write
Tenda AC6 V2.0 15.03.06.50 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow in the speed_dir parameter in the SetSpeedWan function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
- 7.5 High severity
Ac6 Firmware: Out-of-bounds Write
Tenda AC6 V2.0 15.03.06.50 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the page parameter in the DhcpListClient function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
- 8.8 High severity
OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices.
OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Prior to version 24.10.4, local users could read and write arbitrary kernel memory using the ioctls of the ltq-ptm driver which is used to drive the datapath of the DSL line. This only eff
- 9.8 Critical severity
wolfSSH: Out-of-bounds Write
Potential stack buffer overwrite on the SFTP server side when receiving a malicious packet that has a handle size larger than the system handle or file descriptor size, but smaller than max handle size allowed.
- 7.5 High severity
BIG-IP: Out-of-bounds Write
When the database variable tm.tcpudptxchecksum is configured as non-default value Software-only on a BIG-IP system, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical
- 7.5 High severity
BIG-IP: Out-of-bounds Write
When BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator explicit forward proxy is configured on a virtual server and the proxy connect feature is enabled, undisclosed traffic may cause memory corruption. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not
- 7.5 High severity
BIG-IP: Out-of-bounds Write
When a classification profile is configured on a virtual server without an HTTP or HTTP/2 profile, undisclosed requests can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS)
- 7.8 High severity
Illustrator: Out-of-bounds Write
Illustrator versions 29.7, 28.7.9 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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
- 7.8 High severity
Illustrator: Out-of-bounds Write
Illustrator versions 29.7, 28.7.9 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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
- 7.8 High severity
Substance3D - Viewer: Out-of-bounds Write
Substance3D - Viewer versions 0.25.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 o
- 7.8 High severity
Substance3D - Viewer: Out-of-bounds Write
Substance3D - Viewer versions 0.25.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 o
- 7.3 High severity
AptioV: Out-of-bounds Write
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause a Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input by local accessing. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- 7.8 High severity
AptioV: Out-of-bounds Write
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause an Out-of-bounds Write by local. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to data corruption and loss of availability.
- 7.8 High severity
AptioV: Out-of-bounds Write
APTIOV contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause an Out-of-bounds Write by local. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to data corruption and loss of availability.
- 7.7 High severity
1715-AENTR EtherNet/IP Adapter: Out-of-bounds Write
A denial-of-service security issue exists in the affected product and version. The security issue is caused through CIP communication using crafted payloads. The security issue could result in no CIP communication with 1715 EtherNet/IP Adapter.A restart is req
- 8.8 High severity
Firefox: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.28, Firefox ESR 140.3, Thunderbird ESR 140.3, Firefox 143 and Thunderbird 143. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited
- 9.8 Critical severity
Firefox: Out-of-bounds Write
A compromised web process was able to trigger out of bounds reads and writes in a more privileged process using manipulated WebGL textures. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144, Firefox ESR 115.29, Firefox ESR 140.4, Thunderbird 144, and Thunderbird 140
- 7.8 High severity
Solid Edge SE2024: Out-of-bounds Write
A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2024 (All versions < V224.0 Update 14), Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 6). The affected applications contains an out of bounds write vulnerability while parsing specially crafted PRT files. T
- 7.8 High severity
Solid Edge SE2024: Out-of-bounds Write
A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2024 (All versions < V224.0 Update 14), Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 6). The affected applications contains an out of bounds write vulnerability while parsing specially crafted PRT files. T
- 7.8 High severity
MT6835, MT6878, MT6886, MT6897, MT6899…: Out-of-bounds Write
In gnss driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID
- 7.8 High severity
MT6886, MT6897, MT6899, MT6985, MT6989…: Out-of-bounds Write
In imgsensor, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALP
- 8.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7603, MT7615, MT7622, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- 8.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7603, MT7615, MT7622, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- 7.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00419945; Issue
- 7.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch
- 7.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch
- 7.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch
- 7.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch
- 7.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915…: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch
- 8.8 High severity
MT6890, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986: Out-of-bounds Write
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- 7.8 High severity
V-SFT: Out-of-bounds Write
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in VS6ComFile!CItemDraw::is_motion_tween of V-SFT v6.2.7.0 and earlier. Opening specially crafted V-SFT files may lead to information disclosure, affected system's abnormal end (ABEND), and arbitrary code execution.
- 7.8 High severity
V-SFT: Out-of-bounds Write
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in VS6ComFile!set_AnimationItem of V-SFT v6.2.7.0 and earlier. Opening specially crafted V-SFT files may lead to information disclosure, affected system's abnormal end (ABEND), and arbitrary code execution.