* CWE: 680 Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow * BadSource: fscanf Read data from the console using fscanf() * GoodSource: Small number greater than zero that will not cause an integer overflow in the ...

But with the −1 stored in buffer_length slipping past the check and the compiler implicitly casting it as an unsigned int in the initializeBuffer function at [3] instead, it overflows to a high ...

* Flow Variant: 22 Control flow: Flow controlled by value of a global variable. Sink functions are in a separate file from sources. #include "std_testcase.h" #ifndef OMITBAD /* The global variable ...

Learn about the most common types of buffer overflow attacks, such as stack-based, heap-based, integer, format string, and Unicode overflows, and how they can compromise your programs.

Buffer overflow maintains its top ranking as the most exploited security flaw in operating systems, but integer overflows are now at number two, according to Mitre's latest Common Vulnerability ...

Integer overflow and underflow vulnerabilities are considered the eighth most dangerous vulnerability in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top 25 List of 2019. These types of vulnerabilities are ...

This nasty vulnerability had multiple exploitable buffer overflows and, even though it was originally Sun code, it made its way in to libc and glibc, and just about every other *NIX out in the world.

Abstract: The integer overflow vulnerabilities exist in Windows binary executables still take up a large proportion of software security vulnerabilities. As integer overflow could lead to a serious ...