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Memory Corruption

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Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

How It Works

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space. Attackers exploit these flaws by carefully crafting inputs that trigger the corruption, allowing them to overwrite critical data structures like function pointers, return addresses, or object metadata. The corrupted memory then causes the program to execute attacker-controlled code or leak sensitive information when that memory is subsequently accessed.

Several common variants exist with distinct mechanisms. Buffer overflows write past array boundaries, overwriting adjacent memory. Use-after-free bugs occur when code accesses memory after it's been deallocated, allowing attackers to reallocate that space with malicious data. Type confusion tricks programs into treating objects as different types, causing field accesses at incorrect offsets that can leak data or enable writes to arbitrary locations. Double-free vulnerabilities free the same memory twice, corrupting heap metadata structures that allocate memory, ultimately enabling arbitrary writes when the corrupted allocator is used again.

The typical attack flow involves reconnaissance to identify the corruption primitive, heap manipulation to position target structures in predictable locations, triggering the vulnerability to corrupt specific memory, and finally leveraging the corruption to hijack control flow or extract data. Modern exploits often chain multiple primitives together, using information leaks to defeat ASLR before achieving code execution.

Impact

  • Arbitrary code execution: Execute attacker-supplied machine code or reuse existing code (ROP/JOP) with full privileges of the vulnerable process
  • Privilege escalation: Exploit kernel memory corruption to escalate from user to root/SYSTEM privileges
  • Information disclosure: Leak cryptographic keys, passwords, authentication tokens, or bypass ASLR by reading memory layout
  • Denial of service: Crash critical services by corrupting essential data structures
  • Sandbox escape: Break out of browser or application isolation boundaries to compromise the host system

Real-World Examples

The Chrome V8 JavaScript engine has suffered numerous type confusion vulnerabilities where JavaScript objects are mishandled, allowing attackers to achieve browser compromise through malicious websites. CVE-2021-30551 exemplified this, enabling remote code execution via crafted web content.

Windows kernel vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-17087 demonstrated use-after-free exploitation, where local attackers triggered memory reuse in the kernel to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. This was actively exploited in targeted attacks before patching.

The Heartbleed vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) in OpenSSL showed devastating information disclosure through a buffer over-read, leaking 64KB chunks of server memory containing private keys, passwords, and session tokens across millions of servers.

Mitigation

  • Memory-safe languages: Use Rust, Go, or Swift for new code to eliminate entire classes of corruption bugs
  • Sanitizers in development: Deploy AddressSanitizer (ASAN) and MemorySanitizer (MSAN) during testing to detect corruption immediately
  • Fuzzing with coverage feedback: Continuously fuzz parsers and input handlers using AFL++ or libFuzzer to discover corruption bugs
  • Control Flow Integrity (CFI): Enable compiler-based CFI to restrict indirect call targets and prevent ROP
  • Exploit mitigations: Deploy stack canaries, ASLR, DEP/NX, and shadow stacks on all platforms
  • Sandboxing: Isolate vulnerable components using seccomp, pledge, or process isolation to contain successful exploits

Recent CVEs (15298)

EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote attackers can trigger memory corruption in radare2 6.1.5 through its GDB remote debugging interface, causing denial of service or potentially achieving code execution. The use-after-free vulnerability in gdbr_threads_list() occurs when processing a valid qfThreadInfo response followed by a malformed qsThreadInfo response, leading to improper memory management. VulnCheck reported this issue and vendor patch commit c213ad6894a1eb9086ac8bf5fae35757e9e1683c addresses the vulnerability.

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow +3
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Heap buffer overflow in Imager for Perl versions through 1.030 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and potentially read limited data via specially crafted multi-frame GIF files. The vulnerability stems from missing bounds validation in the skip-image code path of i_readgif_multi_low(), which reuses a fixed-size buffer allocated for the GIF's global screen width without checking if subsequent image frames exceed these dimensions. Vendor-released patch available in version 1.031. CVSS 6.5 indicates network-accessible exploitation requiring no authentication or user interaction, though the impact is limited to low confidentiality/integrity with no availability disruption. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Imager
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.3
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Heap buffer overflow in Imager::File::GIF (Perl image processing library) versions through 1.002 allows local attackers to corrupt memory via specially crafted multi-frame GIF files. The vulnerability stems from missing boundary validation in the skip-image code path, which writes image data beyond allocated buffer boundaries when processing malformed GIF frames. With EPSS score at 0.02% (5th percentile) and no evidence of active exploitation, this represents a low-probability supply chain risk for Perl applications processing untrusted GIF files. Patch released in version 1.003.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Imager
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Out-of-bounds write in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI distributed file system module allows authenticated local attackers to corrupt memory, potentially affecting system availability and integrity. CVSS 6.8 reflects adjacent network access requirement and low attack complexity, but exploitation requires prior authentication and local network presence. No public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Emui
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out-of-bounds read and buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's ksmbd SMB server allows authenticated remote attackers to corrupt memory or read past allocated buffers by sending a malformed inheritable ACE with an inflated num_subauth value. The flaw resides in smb_inherit_dacl() and smb_set_ace(), where the variable-length SID is not bounds-checked during DACL inheritance, enabling heap corruption with potential for remote code execution against any SMB server using ksmbd. EPSS is very low (0.02%) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the vendor patch is available across multiple stable branches.

Linux Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Week

Buffer overflow in AMD GPU driver IOCTL handler enables local privilege escalation to root on Linux systems running AMD Instinct or Radeon Pro GPUs. Authenticated local users with low privileges can exploit an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the AMDGV_CMD_GET_DIAG_DATA IOCTL to achieve arbitrary kernel code execution. EPSS data not available; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis, suggesting limited active exploitation despite high CVSS 8.5 severity.

Amd Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

Local privilege escalation in AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF) allows authenticated attackers with low privileges to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges through an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Affects multiple AMD Ryzen processor series (6000, 7035, 7040, 8040, and Embedded R8000) across mobile and embedded platforms. The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.4 reflects high impact to system integrity and availability with changed scope, indicating the attacker can escape the vulnerable component's security context. No active exploitation confirmed in CISA KEV at time of analysis, and public exploit code availability is not indicated in current intelligence.

Amd Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Week

Out-of-bounds write in the AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF) Driver enables local authenticated users to escalate privileges on AMD Ryzen 6000/7000/8000 series processors. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation (CWE-787) allowing memory corruption beyond allocated buffer boundaries. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access with low attack complexity (CVSS 4.0: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L), making this a realistic post-compromise escalation vector. AMD released chipset driver version 7.06.02.123 addressing all affected Ryzen series. No public exploit or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation Amd Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Week

Out-of-bounds read/write in AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF) driver allows local authenticated users to escalate privileges on Ryzen 6000/7000/8000 series processors. AMD has released patched chipset software version 7.06.02.123 addressing the improper input validation vulnerability. No public exploit code identified and CISA has not added this to KEV, indicating exploitation is not yet confirmed in real-world attacks despite the high CVSS score. Attackers must already have local system access with standard user privileges to exploit this vulnerability.

Privilege Escalation Amd Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.9
MEDIUM This Month

Use-After-Free vulnerability in the AMD Secure Processor (ASP) PCI driver affects multiple Ryzen, Threadripper, EPYC, and Athlon processor families due to improper input validation. A local attacker with user-level privileges can trigger the UAF condition, resulting in denial of service via platform crash or potential loss of platform integrity. Vendor-released patch: AMD Ryzen Chipset Driver 7.02.13.148 (or equivalent Catalyst driver versions for embedded SKUs). No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Amd Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.6
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Use after free in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in UI in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Core in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Google +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out of bounds write in Codecs in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Google Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in GTK in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +6
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.1
LOW PATCH Monitor

Out-of-bounds memory write in Google Chrome's ANGLE graphics library (Windows only) enables attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to corrupt memory via specially crafted HTML pages. Chrome 148.0.7778.168 patches this type confusion vulnerability. Despite high Chromium severity rating, CVSS 3.1 scores only 3.1 due to prerequisite renderer compromise, high attack complexity, and required user interaction. EPSS 0.03% (10th percentile) and SSVC indicating no known exploitation suggest limited real-world risk at time of analysis.

Google Microsoft Information Disclosure +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.1
LOW PATCH Monitor

Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Use after free in Google Lens in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out of bounds write in Media in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Core in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Memory Corruption Google RCE +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Network in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out of bounds write in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out of bounds write in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out of bounds write in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Downloads in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Tab Groups in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in HID in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Input in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.6
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Use after free in UI in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Google Denial Of Service Use After Free +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH This Week

Heap buffer overflow in OpenImageIO's SGI image decoder allows arbitrary code execution via specially crafted .sgi files. Affects versions before 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0 when processing malicious SGI images with invalid RLE compression parameters. Publicly available exploit code exists (SSVC POC status confirmed). Attack requires local file access and user interaction to open the malicious file, but CVSS 8.4 reflects high impact potential (code execution) in VFX/animation production environments where SGI format handling is common. EPSS data unavailable, not listed in CISA KEV.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Suse
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH This Week

Heap buffer overflow in OpenImageIO versions before 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0 allows local attackers to corrupt up to 65,535 bytes of memory via malicious Softimage .pic files. The vulnerability arises when processing RLE-compressed images where run-length validation is missing in two code paths (softimageinput.cpp lines 469 and 345), though the raw packet path correctly implements bounds checking. EPSS data not available. Not listed in CISA KEV. Patches released by Academy Software Foundation in versions 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Suse
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.2
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Buffer overflow in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App (versions 6.0 through 6.3) allows an adjacent-network attacker positioned as a man-in-the-middle to corrupt memory during Portal/Gateway message processing, potentially executing arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on affected endpoints. Affected platforms include Windows (including the UWP variant), macOS, and other non-iOS clients; iOS is explicitly excluded by the vendor. No public exploit identified at time of analysis - EPSS stands at 0.01% and SSVC confirms no current exploitation - however the SSVC technical impact rating of 'total' and potential for full SYSTEM-level compromise justify prioritized patching for endpoints connecting from untrusted networks.

Memory Corruption RCE Apple +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution and denial-of-service in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software stems from a buffer overflow in the IKEv2 processing path, allowing unauthenticated network attackers to either crash the firewall or run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The flaw affects multiple PAN-OS branches (11.1.x, 11.2.x, and 12.1.x) while Panorama, Cloud NGFW, and Prisma Access remain unaffected. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS sits at a low 0.06% (19th percentile), and CISA SSVC currently lists exploitation as 'none'.

Memory Corruption RCE Buffer Overflow +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.3
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Heap-use-after-free in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger memory corruption in the worker process when ssl_verify_client is set to 'on' or 'optional' and ssl_ocsp is configured with a resolver. Exploitation can cause limited information disclosure or worker process restart, with CVSS 4.8 reflecting moderate impact constrained by high attack complexity. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Use After Free Memory Corruption +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) denial-of-service in F5 BIG-IP DNS affects systems with DNS cache-enabled profiles on virtual servers. Remote unauthenticated attackers can crash TMM using undisclosed malicious traffic patterns, causing complete service disruption. CVSS 7.5 High severity with network vector and low complexity. EPSS data not available; no confirmed active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis. Vendor patch available per F5 K000160945.

Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Big Ip
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote denial-of-service in F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) via undisclosed traffic patterns when PEM-specific iRules are configured on a virtual server. The vulnerability is a use-after-free memory corruption issue (CWE-416) affecting CLASSIFICATION::, CLASSIFY::, PEM::, PSC::, and urlcatquery iRule commands. CVSS 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates straightforward remote exploitation with high availability impact. EPSS data not provided, but F5 has released a vendor patch (K000160875). No public exploit or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Out-of-bounds write in SveService prior to SMR May-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to execute arbitrary code.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Authenticated users can crash MongoDB Server by chaining specific server-side JavaScript operations ($_internalJsEmit or mapreduce map functions) with subsequent JavaScript engine invocations ($where, $function, mapreduce reduce stages), triggering a use-after-free condition. Affects MongoDB Server 7.0 (prior to 7.0.34), 8.0 (prior to 8.0.23), 8.2 (prior to 8.2.9), and 8.3 (prior to 8.3.2). Vendor-released patches available for all affected branches. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS score of 0.05% (16th percentile) suggests low observed exploitation probability despite 7.7 CVSS score. The CWE-416 use-after-free root cause requires precise sequencing of JavaScript operations, limiting exploitability.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Use-after-free in MongoDB Server's Field-Level Encryption query analysis component allows authenticated remote attackers with control over FLE query structure to cause information disclosure and denial of service. The vulnerability affects mongocryptd and crypt_shared in versions 7.0 prior to 7.0.34, 8.0 prior to 8.0.23, 8.2 prior to 8.2.9, and 8.3 prior to 8.3.2. No public exploit code identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out-of-bounds memory write in MongoDB Server's time-series collection feature enables arbitrary code execution by authenticated users with database write privileges. Affects all active release branches (5.0 through 8.3) when exploiting field-name-to-index mapping inconsistencies in the time-series bucket catalog. EPSS score of 0.06% (20th percentile) suggests low widespread exploitation probability despite high CVSS 8.7, but requires authentication and database privileges, limiting attack surface to insider threats or compromised application credentials. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

An Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability is present in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cobalt Share versions 12.6.1204.216 and prior that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted VC6 file is being parsed.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.4
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

NanaZip is an open source file archive. From 5.0.1252.0 to before 6.0.1698.0, a one-byte heap out-of-bounds null write exists in the UFS/UFS2 filesystem image parser in NanaZip. The vulnerability is triggered when opening a crafted UFS filesystem image. The attacker controls the byte offset of the write within a ~254-byte window past the heap allocation boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.0.1698.0.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Nanazip
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Substance3D - Painter versions 12.0.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Substance3D - Painter versions 12.0.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Illustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH This Week

Out-of-bounds write for some Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows before version 1.13 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Microsoft Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Substance3D - Designer versions 15.1.0 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Substance3D - Designer versions 15.1.0 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Substance3D - Designer versions 15.1.0 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Substance3D - Designer versions 15.1.0 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

After Effects versions 26.0, 25.6.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Media Encoder versions 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Premiere Pro versions 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Premiere Pro versions 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Premiere Pro versions 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow RCE +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Exploit Unlikely Act Now

Use after free in Windows Hyper-V allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Windows Projected File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Use after free in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Windows Telephony Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Data Deduplication allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Windows TCP/IP allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Windows SMB Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Windows TCP/IP allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Authentication Bypass Microsoft Memory Corruption
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use after free in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Denial Of Service Microsoft Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Microsoft Information Disclosure Memory Corruption
NVD VulDB
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