CWE-119
Overview
- CWE ID
- 119
- CWE Name
- Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE Abstraction
- Class
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Stable
Description
The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.