CWE-194 Unexpected Sign Extension

variant

The product performs an operation on a number that causes it to be sign extended when it is transformed into a larger data type. When the original number is negative, this can produce unexpected values that lead to resultant weaknesses.

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parent weaknesses

Broader classes this is a kind of.

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vulnerabilities (12)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2015-8869UScritical9.1—
OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a…
CVE-2020-6075UShigh8.8—
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the store_data_buffer function of the igcore19d.dll library of Accusoft ImageGear 19.5.0. A specially crafted PNG file ca…
CVE-2019-10044UShigh8.8—
Telegram Desktop before 1.5.12 on Windows, and the Telegram applications for Android, iOS, and Linux, is vulnerable to an IDN homograph attack when displaying messages containing U…
CVE-2018-10887UShigh8.1—
A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. It has been discovered that an unexpected sign extension in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file may lead to an integer overf…
CVE-2020-13544UShigh7.8—
An exploitable sign extension vulnerability exists in the TextMaker document parsing functionality of SoftMaker Office 2021’s TextMaker application. A specially crafted document ca…
CVE-2021-38434UShigh7.8—
FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing project files, which could result in an unexpected sign extension.…
CVE-2019-15237UShigh7.4—
Roundcube Webmail through 1.3.9 mishandles Punycode xn-- domain names, leading to homograph attacks.
CVE-2022-32138USmedium6.5—
In multiple CODESYS products, a remote attacker may craft a request which may cause an unexpected sign extension, resulting in a denial-of-service condition or memory overwrite.
CVE-2022-47524USmedium5.4—
F-Secure SAFE Browser 19.1 before 19.2 for Android allows an IDN homograph attack.
CVE-2012-4010USmedium5.0—
Opera before 11.60 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via unspecified homograph characters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2660.
CVE-2020-25779USlow3.3—
Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2020 (Consumer) has a vulnerability in which a Internationalized Domain Name homograph attack (Puny-code) could be used to add a malicious website to…
CVE-2025-13632US——
Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a…
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