CWE-126
Buffer Over-read
AI Translation Available
The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer.
Status
draft
Abstraction
variant
Affected Platforms
C
C++
Memory-Unsafe
Technical Details
AI Translation
Common Consequences
confidentiality
availability
integrity
Impacts
read memory
bypass protection mechanism
dos: crash, exit, or restart
Detection Methods
automated static analysis
automated dynamic analysis
Potential Mitigations
Functional Areas
memory management