CWE-805 43 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-805: Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value

Overview

CWE-805 (Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value) 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 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.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Memory-Unsafe Undetermined
language C Often
language C++ Often
language Assembly Undetermined

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-2026-34002 2026-05-05 A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This vulnerability, an out-of-bounds read, affects the XKB (X Keyboard Extension) modifier map handling. An attacker with access to the X11 server can exploit t…
CVE-2025-63547 2026-05-01 An issue in Eprosima Micro-XREC-DDS Agent v.3.0.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet to the MTU length field
CVE-2026-6245 2026-04-15 A flaw was found in the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). The pam_passkey_child_read_data() function within the PAM passkey responder fails to properly handle raw bytes received from a pipe. Bec…
CVE-2026-20033 2026-02-25 A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vul…
CVE-2026-20010 2026-02-25 A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the LLDP process to restart, which could cause an…
CVE-2026-1837 2026-02-11 A specially-crafted file can cause libjxl's decoder to write pixel data to uninitialized unallocated memory. Soon after that data from another uninitialized unallocated region is copied to pixel data.…
CVE-2026-0716 2026-01-13 A flaw was found in libsoup’s WebSocket frame processing when handling incoming messages. If a non-default configuration is used where the maximum incoming payload size is unset, the library may read …
CVE-2025-7048 2026-01-06 On affected platforms running Arista EOS with MACsec configuration, a specially crafted packet can cause the MACsec process to terminate unexpectedly. Continuous receipt of these packets with certain …
CVE-2025-36463 2025-11-17 Multiple out-of-bounds read and write vulnerabilities exist in the ControlVault WBDI Driver Broadcom Storage Adapter functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.14.19 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus…
CVE-2025-36462 2025-11-17 Multiple out-of-bounds read and write vulnerabilities exist in the ControlVault WBDI Driver Broadcom Storage Adapter functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.14.19 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus…
CVE-2025-36461 2025-11-17 Multiple out-of-bounds read and write vulnerabilities exist in the ControlVault WBDI Driver Broadcom Storage Adapter functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.14.19 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus…
CVE-2025-36460 2025-11-17 Multiple out-of-bounds read and write vulnerabilities exist in the ControlVault WBDI Driver Broadcom Storage Adapter functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.14.19 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus…
CVE-2025-20360 2025-10-15 Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 HTTP Decoder that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to restart. This vulne…
CVE-2025-20315 2025-09-24 A vulnerability in the Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, causing a de…
CVE-2025-38743 2025-08-21 Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM), versions prior to 6.0.3.0, contains a Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit th…
CVE-2025-23319 2025-08-06 NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the Python backend, where an attacker could cause an out-of-bounds write by sending a request. A successful exploit of …
CVE-2025-23318 2025-08-06 NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the Python backend, where an attacker could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability mi…
CVE-2025-20202 2025-05-07 A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability…
CVE-2025-20191 2025-05-07 A vulnerability in the Switch Integrated Security Features (SISF) of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, Cisco NX-OS Software, and Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) AireOS Software could allo…
CVE-2025-30651 2025-04-09 A Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to ca…

Content submission

Name
CWE Content Team
Organization
MITRE
Date
2010-01-15
Version
1.8

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2010-04-05 CWE Content Team 1.8.1 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2010-06-21 CWE Content Team 1.9 updated Common_Consequences, Potential_Mitigations, References
2010-09-27 CWE Content Team 1.10 updated Potential_Mitigations
2010-12-13 CWE Content Team 1.11 updated Potential_Mitigations
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2011-06-27 CWE Content Team 2.0 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Observed_Examples, Relationships
2011-09-13 CWE Content Team 2.1 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-02-18 CWE Content Team 2.6 updated Potential_Mitigations, References
2014-06-23 CWE Content Team 2.7 updated Demonstrative_Examples
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Causal_Nature, Demonstrative_Examples, Likelihood_of_Exploit, References, Taxonomy_Mappings
2018-03-27 CWE Content Team 3.1 updated References
2019-01-03 CWE Content Team 3.2 updated Relationships
2019-06-20 CWE Content Team 3.3 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2020-06-25 CWE Content Team 4.1 updated Common_Consequences
2020-08-20 CWE Content Team 4.2 updated Relationships
2020-12-10 CWE Content Team 4.3 updated Relationships
2021-07-20 CWE Content Team 4.5 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Potential_Mitigations
2022-10-13 CWE Content Team 4.9 updated References
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description, Detection_Factors, Potential_Mitigations
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2024-02-29 CWE Content Team 4.14 updated Demonstrative_Examples
2025-09-09 CWE Content Team 4.18 updated Functional_Areas
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, References
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