CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow, page 13
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What the weakness is: CWE-122 at MITRE
Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 1
- CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow Likelihood: High · Severity: High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-122, as MITRE names them. Credits.
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