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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Properties
id: d3f:CWE-120
- name
- Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- definition
- 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, leading to a buffer overflow.
- synonyms
- Unbounded Transfer
- synonyms
- Classic Buffer Overflow
Neighbors
CWE-120 has no direct neighbors in this release.