CWE-120Base7 in KEV

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 2,205 CVEs mapped

2,205
CVEs mapped
7
In KEV
7.8
Median CVSS
What it is

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

Recent examples
9.5cvss
CVE-2026-97631

Pre-boot RCE in EDK II PXE driver

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause “Out-of-bounds Write”, Classic Buffer Overflow, and “Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size” by remote access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution. It could also impact Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

CRITICALno explanation yet
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epss
9.9cvss
CVE-2026-114268

CVE-2026-114268 - CRITICAL Severity Vulnerability

A flaw has been found in Tenda BE3L Pro 16.03.60.62. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formWifiBasicSet of the file /goform/WifiBasicSet. This manipulation of the argument security_5g causes buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

CRITICALno explanation yet
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epss
5.5cvss
CVE-2026-101103

CVE-2026-101103 - MEDIUM Severity Vulnerability

The PEAK-System PCAN diagnostic call did not validate that the caller-supplied output buffer was large enough to hold the output record.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-120
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete
References (20)