CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

ID CWE-122

Abstraction Variant

Structure Simple

Status Draft

Number of CVEs 1111

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

Modes of Introduction

Phase	Note
Implementation

Applicable Platforms

Type	Class	Name	Prevalence
Language		C
Language		C++

Relationships

View			Weakness
# ID	View	Status	# ID	Name	Abstraction	Structure	Status
CWE-1000	Research Concepts	Draft	CWE-788	Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer	Base	Simple	Incomplete
CWE-1000	Research Concepts	Draft	CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	Base	Simple	Draft

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC™) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.

CAPEC at Mitre.org

# ID	Name	Weaknesses
CAPEC-92	Forced Integer Overflow	CWE-122

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# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	Exploits	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date
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