CWE-805
Overview
- CWE ID
- 805
- CWE Name
- Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value
- CWE Abstraction
- Base
- CWE structure
- Simple
- CWE Status
- Incomplete
Description
The software uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer.
Extended Description
When the length value exceeds the size of the destination, a buffer overflow could occur.