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CWE-120:Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Weakness ID:120
Version:v4.17
Weakness Name:Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Vulnerability Mapping:Allowed-with-Review
Abstraction:Base
Structure:Simple
Status:Incomplete
Likelihood of Exploit:High
DetailsContent HistoryObserved CVE ExamplesReports
▼Submissions
Submission DateRelease DateSubmitterOrganizationVersionComment
2006-07-192006-07-19PLOVERN/ADraft 3

N/A

Submission Date: 2006-07-19

Release Date: 2006-07-19

Submitter: PLOVER

Organization: N/A

Version: Draft 3

Comment:

N/A

▼Modifications
Modification DateRelease DateModifierOrganizationVersionImportanceComment
2008-07-01N/AEric DalciCigitalN/AN/A

updated Time_of_Introduction

2008-08-01N/AN/AKDM AnalyticsN/AN/A

added/updated white box definitions

2008-08-15N/AN/AVeracodeN/AN/A

Suggested OWASP Top Ten 2004 mapping

2008-09-08N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Alternate_Terms, Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Relationships, Observed_Example, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities

2008-10-10N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

Changed name and description to more clearly emphasize the "classic" nature of the overflow.

2008-10-14N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Alternate_Terms, Description, Name, Other_Notes, Terminology_Notes

2008-11-24N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Other_Notes, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2009-01-12N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationship_Notes, Relationships

2009-07-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships

2009-10-29N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Relationships

2010-02-16N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Detection_Factors, Potential_Mitigations, References, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Time_of_Introduction, Type

2010-04-05N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Related_Attack_Patterns

2010-06-21N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Potential_Mitigations, References

2010-09-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations

2010-12-13N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations

2011-03-29N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description

2011-06-01N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences

2011-06-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2011-09-13N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2012-05-11N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated References, Relationships

2012-10-30N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations

2014-02-18N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations, References

2014-07-30N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Detection_Factors, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2017-11-08N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Applicable_Platforms, Causal_Nature, Demonstrative_Examples, Likelihood_of_Exploit, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, White_Box_Definitions

2018-03-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated References

2019-01-03N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

2019-06-20N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Relationships

2020-02-24N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships

2020-06-25N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Potential_Mitigations

2020-08-20N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Alternate_Terms, Relationships

2020-12-10N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships

2021-03-15N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Demonstrative_Examples

2021-07-20N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations

2022-10-13N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated References

2023-01-31N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Common_Consequences, Description

2023-04-27N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships

2023-06-29N/ACWE Content TeamMITREN/AN/A

updated Mapping_Notes

2025-04-032025-04-03CWE Content TeamMITRE4.17N/A

updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships

Modification Date: 2008-07-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: Eric Dalci

Organization: Cigital

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Time_of_Introduction

Modification Date: 2008-08-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: N/A

Organization: KDM Analytics

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

added/updated white box definitions

Modification Date: 2008-08-15

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: N/A

Organization: Veracode

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

Suggested OWASP Top Ten 2004 mapping

Modification Date: 2008-09-08

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Alternate_Terms, Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Relationships, Observed_Example, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings, Weakness_Ordinalities

Modification Date: 2008-10-10

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

Changed name and description to more clearly emphasize the "classic" nature of the overflow.

Modification Date: 2008-10-14

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Alternate_Terms, Description, Name, Other_Notes, Terminology_Notes

Modification Date: 2008-11-24

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Other_Notes, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2009-01-12

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationship_Notes, Relationships

Modification Date: 2009-07-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, Relationships

Modification Date: 2009-10-29

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Relationships

Modification Date: 2010-02-16

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Applicable_Platforms, Common_Consequences, Demonstrative_Examples, Detection_Factors, Potential_Mitigations, References, Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, Time_of_Introduction, Type

Modification Date: 2010-04-05

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Related_Attack_Patterns

Modification Date: 2010-06-21

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Potential_Mitigations, References

Modification Date: 2010-09-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2010-12-13

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2011-03-29

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description

Modification Date: 2011-06-01

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences

Modification Date: 2011-06-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2011-09-13

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2012-05-11

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated References, Relationships

Modification Date: 2012-10-30

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2014-02-18

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations, References

Modification Date: 2014-07-30

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Detection_Factors, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2017-11-08

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Applicable_Platforms, Causal_Nature, Demonstrative_Examples, Likelihood_of_Exploit, References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings, White_Box_Definitions

Modification Date: 2018-03-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated References

Modification Date: 2019-01-03

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated References, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings

Modification Date: 2019-06-20

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Relationships

Modification Date: 2020-02-24

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships

Modification Date: 2020-06-25

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2020-08-20

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Alternate_Terms, Relationships

Modification Date: 2020-12-10

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships

Modification Date: 2021-03-15

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Demonstrative_Examples

Modification Date: 2021-07-20

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations

Modification Date: 2022-10-13

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated References

Modification Date: 2023-01-31

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Common_Consequences, Description

Modification Date: 2023-04-27

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships

Modification Date: 2023-06-29

Release Date: N/A

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: N/A

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Mapping_Notes

Modification Date: 2025-04-03

Release Date: 2025-04-03

Modifier: CWE Content Team

Organization: MITRE

Version: 4.17

Importance: N/A

Comment:

updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships

▼Contributions
Contributor DateRelease DateTypeContributorOrganizationVersionComment
▼Previous Name Entries
Change DatePrevious Entry NameVersion
2008-10-14

Unbounded Transfer ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

N/A

Change Date: 2008-10-14

Version: N/A

Previous Entry Name: Unbounded Transfer ('Classic Buffer Overflow')