CWE-126 — Buffer Over-read
CWE-126: Buffer Over-read
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Variant |
| Status | Draft |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Memory
- Confidentiality: Bypass Protection Mechanism
- Availability, Integrity: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html