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Buffer Overflow

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A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

How It Works

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions. This overwrites whatever data or code exists there, corrupting program state and potentially giving attackers control over execution flow.

Stack-based overflows are the most common variant. When a function allocates a fixed-size buffer on the stack and then copies user-controlled input without proper bounds checking, attackers can overflow past the buffer to overwrite the function's return address. When the function completes, instead of returning to legitimate code, execution jumps to attacker-specified memory containing malicious shellcode. Heap-based overflows work differently—they corrupt heap metadata like chunk size fields or free list pointers, leading to arbitrary memory writes when the allocator processes the corrupted structures.

Modern exploitation bypasses defensive mechanisms through techniques like Return-Oriented Programming (ROP), which chains together existing code snippets to avoid non-executable memory protections. Attackers may also use heap spraying to reliably position shellcode at predictable addresses, defeating address randomization.

Impact

  • Remote code execution — attacker gains ability to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the vulnerable process
  • Privilege escalation — exploiting kernel or setuid program overflows to gain root/SYSTEM access
  • Denial of service — crashes and memory corruption that render systems unusable
  • Information disclosure — reading sensitive data from adjacent memory regions that should be inaccessible
  • Authentication bypass — overwriting security-critical variables like permission flags or user IDs

Real-World Examples

Fortinet FortiOS suffered a critical buffer overflow (CVE-2025-32756) that allowed unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code as root on firewalls and VPN gateways. Attackers actively exploited this to compromise enterprise network perimeters before patches were available.

The Slammer worm from 2003 exploited a stack overflow in Microsoft SQL Server, spreading to 75,000 hosts in ten minutes by sending a single malformed UDP packet that overwrote the return address with shellcode. No authentication was required.

OpenSSH historically contained a heap overflow in challenge-response authentication that allowed pre-authentication remote root compromise on Unix systems, demonstrating how memory corruption in privileged network services creates maximum impact scenarios.

Mitigation

  • Memory-safe languages — Rust, Go, and modern managed languages prevent buffer overflows by design through automatic bounds checking
  • Stack canaries — random values placed before return addresses that detect corruption before control transfer
  • Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) — randomizes memory locations making exploitation less reliable
  • Data Execution Prevention (DEP/NX) — marks memory regions as non-executable, preventing direct shellcode execution
  • Bounds checking — validate input sizes before copying, use safe functions like strncpy instead of strcpy
  • Fuzzing and static analysis — automated testing to discover overflows before deployment

Recent CVEs (36785)

EPSS 7% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM POC This Month

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 12% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM POC THREAT This Month

The Disk Images component in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 misparses images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 11.6%.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Grand Central Dispatch in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web page. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 5% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

CoreText in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The Accelerate Framework component in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1, when multi-threading is enabled, omits certain validation and locking steps, which allows remote attackers to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata in an image. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted audio file, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted audio file, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 9.0.1 and iTunes before 12.3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, Safari before 9.0.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, Safari before 9.0.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, Safari before 9.0.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The CoreGraphics component in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The CoreGraphics component in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The OpenGL implementation in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

CoreText in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

CoreText in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

GasGauge in Apple iOS before 9.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

CoreText in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +4
NVD
EPSS 16% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

Stack-based buffer overflow in the agent in Persistent Accelerite Radia Client Automation (formerly HP Client Automation), possibly before 9.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 15.7% and no vendor patch available.

HP Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.7
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7). Public exploit code available.

Denial Of Service Linux Buffer Overflow +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM This Month

The virtnet_probe function in drivers/net/virtio_net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 attempts to support a FRAGLIST feature without proper memory allocation, which allows guest OS users to cause a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Linux Buffer Overflow +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The Apple iWork application before 2.6 for iOS and Apple Pages before 5.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The Apple iWork application before 2.6 for iOS, Apple Keynote before 6.6, Apple Pages before 5.6, and Apple Numbers before 3.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Juniper Junos OS before 11.4R12-S4, 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D41, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D26, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D11/D15, 12.2 before 12.2R9, 12.2X50 before 12.2X50-D70, 12.3 before 12.3R8, 12.3X48. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Juniper Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.1, BusinessObjects Edge 4.0, and BusinessObjects XI (BOXI) 3.1 R3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and listener crash) via a. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service SAP Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

The hdbsql client 1.00.091.00 Build 1418659308-1530 in SAP HANA allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service SAP Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

The update_dimensions function in libavcodec/vp8.c in FFmpeg through 2.8.1, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71 and other products, relies on a coefficient-partition count during. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Race Condition Google +3
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CPDFSDK_PageView implementation in fpdfsdk/src/fsdk_mgr.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Google Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 1.9
LOW PATCH Monitor

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.9). This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Adobe Buffer Overflow Microsoft +4
NVD
EPSS 11% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 11.2%.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 12% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 12.4%.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 7% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

Adobe Buffer Overflow RCE +5
NVD
EPSS 21% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 20.9%.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 11% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 11.2%.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 11% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 11.2%.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 11% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK &. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 11.2%.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 20% 4.1 CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL POC PATCH THREAT Act Now

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 19.7%.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AcroForm implementation in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability could allow attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes.

Memory Corruption RCE Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability could allow attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes.

Memory Corruption RCE Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

The signatureSetSeedValue method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 5.0
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Buffer Copy without Size Check vulnerability could allow attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.

Adobe Buffer Overflow Microsoft +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

RCE Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +6
NVD
EPSS 30% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Emergency

The (1) JScript and (2) VBScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 30.1% and no vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 44% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Emergency

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 44.4% and no vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 30% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Emergency

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 30.1% and no vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 25% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 24.5% and no vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 25% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 25.3%.

Memory Corruption Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow +3
NVD
EPSS 43% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 42.9%.

Memory Corruption Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD
EPSS 43% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Emergency

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 43.0% and no vendor patch available.

RCE Buffer Overflow Microsoft +6
NVD
EPSS 35% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Emergency

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UML data in an Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 34.6% and no vendor patch available.

RCE Buffer Overflow Microsoft +1
NVD
EPSS 43% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Emergency

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 43.0% and no vendor patch available.

RCE Buffer Overflow Microsoft +3
NVD
EPSS 2% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Buffer Overflow Microsoft Windows 10 +8
NVD
EPSS 64% 5.3 CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC THREAT Emergency

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 64.1%.

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow +3
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 75% 5.2 CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC THREAT Act Now

Buffer overflow in Konica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long CWD command. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 74.6%.

RCE Buffer Overflow Ftp Utility
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 6% CVSS 7.5
HIGH POC This Week

Buffer overflow in Konica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long USER command. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow +1
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

GasGauge in Apple watchOS before 2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5918. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

GasGauge in Apple watchOS before 2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5919. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.0
MEDIUM POC This Month

The glob implementation in tnftpd (formerly lukemftpd), as used in Apple OS X before 10.11, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon outage) via a STAT. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

The SMB implementation in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

IOGraphics in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5871,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

The Intel Graphics Driver component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

IOGraphics in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5871,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

IOGraphics in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5871,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

IOGraphics in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5872,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

The Intel Graphics Driver component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service Apple Buffer Overflow +2
NVD
EPSS 3% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

libstagefright in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48T allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Google +2
NVD
EPSS 5% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48T allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 23129786. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Google +2
NVD
EPSS 4% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48T allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 23227354. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Denial Of Service RCE Google +2
NVD
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