CWE-786: Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer
Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer
Weakness ID: 786 (Weakness Base)
Status: Incomplete
Description
Description Summary
The software reads or writes to a buffer using an index or
pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer.
Extended Description
This typically occurs when a pointer or its index is decremented to a
position before the buffer, when pointer arithmetic results in a position
before the beginning of the valid memory location, or when a negative index
is used.
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