CWE-127 — Buffer Under-read
CWE-127: Buffer Under-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 prior to the targeted buffer.
Common consequences
- Confidentiality: Read Memory
- Confidentiality: Bypass Protection Mechanism
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/127.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html