CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory.
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This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on systems running vulnerable versions of PDF-XChange Editor by tricking users in...
May 3, 2024This is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor's PDF file parsing functionality. Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tri...
May 3, 2024A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Kofax Power PDF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when users open malicious PDF files. T...
May 3, 2024A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when users open malicious PDF files...
May 3, 2024A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor's OXPS file parser allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when users open ...
May 3, 2024A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Kofax Power PDF's BMP file parser allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a ...
May 3, 2024This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious CO files in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. Attack...
May 3, 2024This is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt's AR file parser that allows remote code execution. Attackers can exploit i...
May 3, 2024A buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg's stereowiden audio filter allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing specially crafted a...
Apr 26, 2024CVE-2024-26256 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Libarchive that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting maliciou...
Apr 9, 2024This vulnerability in the Windows Client Side Caching (CSC) service allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges....
Apr 9, 2024This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious PDF files in Kofax Power PDF. Attackers ...
Apr 3, 2024Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2024 allow arbitrary code execution when opening malicious CAD files. Attackers can e...
Mar 22, 2024A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a malicious file. This a...
Mar 18, 2024A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in CImg library versions before 3.3.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service...
Mar 15, 2024This Windows kernel vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting a heap-based buffer ...
Mar 12, 2024CVE-2024-21330 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft's Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) that allows authenticated attackers to e...
Mar 12, 2024Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in eDrawings (SOLIDWORKS 2023-2024) allow arbitrary code execution when opening malicious CAD files. Attack...
Feb 28, 2024This vulnerability in X.Org server allows heap buffer overflow when processing device hierarchy events. It can lead to application crashes or remote c...
Feb 28, 2024CVE-2023-21740 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Media components that allows remote code execution. An attacker could exploit ...
Dec 12, 2023This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a malicious file. The...
Nov 16, 2023A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a malicious file. This ...
Nov 16, 2023This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on systems using Microsoft's WDAC ODBC Driver by exploiting a heap-based buffer o...
Oct 10, 2023This vulnerability in libX11's XCreateImage() function allows local users to trigger an integer overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execut...
Oct 10, 2023CVE-2023-4911 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader (ld.so) that allows local attackers to exploit SUID binaries. B...
Oct 3, 2023This vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver allows attackers to gain SYSTEM-level privileges on affected systems. It affect...
Sep 12, 2023This vulnerability allows remote code execution in Visual Studio when processing specially crafted files. Attackers could exploit this to run arbitrar...
Sep 12, 2023CVE-2023-36770 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft 3D Builder that allows remote code execution when processing specially craft...
Sep 12, 2023CVE-2023-36772 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft 3D Builder that allows remote code execution when processing specially craft...
Sep 12, 2023CVE-2023-36739 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft 3D Viewer that allows remote code execution when a user opens a specially cr...
Sep 12, 2023This vulnerability allows remote code execution through heap-based buffer overflow when parsing malicious WRL files in Siemens JT2Go, Teamcenter Visua...
Sep 12, 2023CVE-2023-4751 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Vim text editor versions prior to 9.0.1331. Attackers can exploit this by tricking user...
Sep 3, 2023This Windows kernel vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting memory corruption in the recovery process. It affects Wi...
Aug 8, 2023This vulnerability allows remote code execution when a user opens a specially crafted Visio file. Attackers can exploit this to run arbitrary code wit...
Aug 8, 2023This vulnerability in Paint 3D allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by tricking users into opening specially crafted ...
Jul 11, 2023This Windows kernel vulnerability allows attackers to elevate privileges from a lower-privileged account to SYSTEM-level access. It affects Windows op...
Jul 11, 2023This is a Win32k elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege...
Jul 11, 2023This Windows kernel vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges from a lower-privileged account to SYSTEM-level access. It affects Windows o...
Jul 11, 2023This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting a heap-based buffer overflow when parsing malicious PRT files in Tecnomati...
Jul 11, 2023A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in sox's lsx_readbuf function allows attackers to write beyond allocated memory boundaries. This can lead to deni...
Jul 10, 2023A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in sox's hcom.c file allows attackers to write beyond allocated memory boundaries. This can lead to denial of ser...
Jul 10, 2023A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Diagon's Sequence::DrawText function allows arbitrary code execution when processing malicious markdown ...
Jul 5, 2023This vulnerability in Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted requests to ...
Jun 16, 2023This vulnerability in Microsoft SQL OLE DB allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected SQL Server instances by sending specia...
Jun 16, 2023CVE-2023-33146 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Office that allows remote code execution when a user opens a specially craft...
Jun 14, 2023CVE-2023-33133 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Excel that allows remote code execution when a user opens a specially crafte...
Jun 14, 2023CVE-2023-29370 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Media components that allows remote code execution. An attacker could exploit ...
Jun 14, 2023Delta Electronics CNCSoft-B DOPSoft versions 1.0.0.4 and prior contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to...
Jun 7, 2023This vulnerability allows remote code execution through specially crafted Office documents. Attackers can exploit it by tricking users into opening ma...
Jun 5, 2023Adobe Substance 3D Designer versions 12.4.0 and earlier contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary ...
Apr 13, 2023About Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory.
Our database tracks 851 CVEs classified as CWE-122, with 108 rated critical and 664 rated high severity. The average CVSS score for Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities is 8.0.
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