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CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
BaseDraftExploit Likelihood: High
🏆 #2 in CWE Top 25 20241
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Technical Details
- Structure
- Simple
Applicable To
CC++Assembly
🏆 CWE Top 25 Historical Ranking
2023:#1
Score: 63.72
3,116 CVEs
2024:#2↓1
Score: 43.67
3,842 CVEs
Trend:Improving (moved up 1 ranks)