293
Relevant to the view "Software Development" (CWE-699)
Nature Type ID Name Page
MemberOf 1218 Memory Buffer Errors 2479
Relevant to the view "Seven Pernicious Kingdoms" (CWE-700)
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 20 Improper Input Validation 20
Weakness Ordinalities
Resultant :
Primary :
Applicable Platforms
Language : C (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Language : C++ (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Language : Assembly (Prevalence = Undetermined)
Alternate Terms
Classic Buffer Overflow : This term was frequently used by vulnerability researchers during
approximately 1995 to 2005 to differentiate buffer copies without length checks (which had been
known about for decades) from other emerging weaknesses that still involved invalid accesses of
buffers, as vulnerability researchers began to develop advanced exploitation techniques.
Unbounded Transfer :
Likelihood Of Exploit
High
CWE Version 4.14
CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')