CWE-785 詳細資料

CWE-785

Use of Path Manipulation Function without Maximum-sized Buffer
2009-07-27
00h00 +00:00
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2026-10-28
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名稱: Use of Path Manipulation Function without Maximum-sized Buffer

The product invokes a function for normalizing paths or file names, but it provides an output buffer that is smaller than the maximum possible size, such as PATH_MAX.

CWE 描述

Path manipulation functions include realpath(), readlink(), PathAppend(), and others.

一般資訊

背景詳情

引入方式

Implementation

適用平台

程式語言

名稱: C (Undetermined)
名稱: C++ (Undetermined)

常見後果

範圍 影響 可能性
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Modify Memory, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

注意:Passing an inadequately-sized output buffer to a path manipulation function can result in a buffer overflow.

潛在緩解措施

Phases : Implementation
Always specify output buffers large enough to handle the maximum-size possible result from path manipulation functions.

偵測方法

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)

漏洞對應備注

理由說明 : This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
備註 : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

備注

This entry is at a much lower level of abstraction than most entries because it is function-specific. It also has significant overlap with other entries that can vary depending on the perspective. For example, incorrect usage could trigger either a stack-based overflow (CWE-121) or a heap-based overflow (CWE-122). The CWE team has not decided how to handle such entries.

參考資料

REF-6

Seven Pernicious Kingdoms: A Taxonomy of Software Security Errors
Katrina Tsipenyuk, Brian Chess, Gary McGraw.
https://cwe.mitre.org/documents/sources/SevenPerniciousKingdoms.pdf

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名稱 機構 日期 發布日期 Version
7 Pernicious Kingdoms 2009-07-27 +00:00 2009-07-27 +00:00 1.5

修改記錄

名稱 機構 日期 備註
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Time_of_Introduction
KDM Analytics 2008-08-01 +00:00 added/updated white box definitions
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2009-05-27 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples
KDM Analytics 2009-07-17 +00:00 Improved the White_Box_Definition
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated Affected_Resources, Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships, White_Box_Definitions
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated References, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2021-03-15 +00:00 updated Maintenance_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team MITRE 2026-10-28 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences, Description, References, Relationships