CWE-125 8777 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Overview

CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Memory-Unsafe Undetermined
language C Undetermined
language C++ Undetermined
technology ICS/OT Often

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-1765 2026-06-16 A flaw was found in the `tracker-extract-mp3` component of GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners). This vulnerability, a heap buffer overflow, occurs when processing specially crafted …
CVE-2026-1764 2026-06-16 A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor. When processing specially crafted MP3 files containing ID3v2.4 tags, a missing bounds check in the `extract_pe…
CVE-2026-12087 2026-06-15 Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read. In Socket.xs, pack_ip_mreq_source() checks the length of its source argument before the argument is read, so the check tests the…
CVE-2026-53704 2026-06-15 A flaw was found in GStreamer's RealMedia demuxer in the gst-plugins-ugly package. When processing a RealMedia file containing a specially crafted FILEINFO metadata section, the demuxer parses variabl…
CVE-2026-53703 2026-06-15 A vulnerability was found in the GStreamer RealMedia demuxer (gst-plugins-ugly). When processing a RealMedia (.rm) file, the demuxer parses MDPR (media properties) chunks to configure audio streams. F…
CVE-2026-52721 2026-06-15 Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities were found in GStreamer's pcapparse element. Malformed PCAP records can trigger reads beyond buffer boundaries during IPv4/TCP header parsing. This element …
CVE-2026-52719 2026-06-15 An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the VA JPEG decoder in GStreamer's gst-plugins-bad. The JPEG parser reads a segment length value from the bitstream without validating it against avail…
CVE-2026-54413 2026-06-14 driftregion iso14229 through 0.9.0 contains an integer underflow and downstream out-of-bounds read in the Handle_0x27_SecurityAccess() function in iso14229.c that allows a remote unauthenticated attac…
CVE-2026-54412 2026-06-14 LiamBindle MQTT-C through version 1.1.6 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read and integer underflow in the mqtt_unpack_publish_response() function in src/mqtt.c that allows a remote unauthenticated…
CVE-2025-9033 2026-06-12 Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed PDF file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process. This …
CVE-2025-9032 2026-06-12 Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process.…
CVE-2025-7017 2026-06-12 Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed Windows MSI file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process…
CVE-2025-7011 2026-06-12 Heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed zip file containing XML may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process. This issue …
CVE-2025-7009 2026-06-12 Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process. This issue a…
CVE-2025-7008 2026-06-12 Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file with .NET metadata may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus pro…
CVE-2025-7003 2026-06-12 Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed PDF file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process. This …
CVE-2025-7002 2026-06-12 Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed PDF file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process. This …
CVE-2026-47223 2026-06-12 NanaZip is the 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience. From version 3.0.1000.0 to before version 6.0.1698.0, a heap out-of-bounds read exists in the Android Verified Boot (AVB) vb…
CVE-2026-47224 2026-06-12 NanaZip is the 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience. From version 3.0.1000.0 to before version 6.0.1698.0, a heap buffer-overflow read exists in the LVM2 physical-volume metadat…
CVE-2026-47222 2026-06-12 NanaZip is the 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience. From version 3.0.1000.0 to before version 6.0.1698.0, a heap out-of-bounds read exists in the Android Verified Boot (AVB) vb…

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities
2009-10-29 CWE Content Team 1.6 updated Description
2010-09-27 CWE Content Team 1.10 updated Relationships
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Demonstrative_Examples, References, Relationships
2014-06-23 CWE Content Team 2.7 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2015-12-07 CWE Content Team 2.9 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Causal_Nature, Observed_Examples, Taxonomy_Mappings
2018-03-27 CWE Content Team 3.1 updated Description
2019-01-03 CWE Content Team 3.2 updated Relationships
2019-06-20 CWE Content Team 3.3 updated Description, Related_Attack_Patterns
2019-09-19 CWE Content Team 3.4 updated Common_Consequences, Observed_Examples, Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2020-06-25 CWE Content Team 4.1 updated Observed_Examples, Potential_Mitigations
2020-08-20 CWE Content Team 4.2 updated Observed_Examples, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships
2020-12-10 CWE Content Team 4.3 updated Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships
2021-07-20 CWE Content Team 4.5 updated Observed_Examples, Relationships
2022-04-28 CWE Content Team 4.7 updated Research_Gaps
2022-06-28 CWE Content Team 4.8 updated Observed_Examples, Relationships
2022-10-13 CWE Content Team 4.9 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Detection_Factors, References, Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes, Relationships
2023-10-26 CWE Content Team 4.13 updated Observed_Examples
2024-07-16 CWE Content Team 4.15 updated Alternate_Terms, Common_Consequences, Description, Diagram, Weakness_Ordinalities
2024-11-19 CWE Content Team 4.16 updated Observed_Examples, Relationships
2025-09-09 CWE Content Team 4.18 updated Affected_Resources, Demonstrative_Examples, Functional_Areas
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, References, Relationships

Contributions

Type Name Date Comment
Content Abhi Balakrishnan 2024-02-29 Provided diagram to improve CWE usability
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