CWE-115: Misinterpretation of Input

low-risk

The product misinterprets an input, whether from an attacker or another product, in a security-relevant fashion.

Abstraction: Base

Common Consequences

Integrity Unexpected State

Detection Methods

Fuzzing

Fuzz testing (fuzzing) is a powerful technique for generating large numbers of diverse inputs - either randomly or algorithmically - and dynamically invoking the code with those inputs. Even with random inputs, it is often capable of generating unexpected results such as crashes, memory corruption, or resource consumption. Fuzzing effectively produces repeatable test cases that clearly indicate bugs, which helps developers to diagnose the issues.

Real-World Examples (10)

CVE CVSS EPSS KEV
CVE-2020-27846 9.8 7.5%
CVE-2018-12123 4.3 4.6%
CVE-2025-25069 6.5 0.8%
CVE-2024-11169 7.5 0.8%
CVE-2018-12116 7.5 0.6%
CVE-2018-7159 5.3 0.6%
CVE-2021-1587 8.6 0.6%
CVE-2021-21366 4.3 0.6%
CVE-2021-0207 7.5 0.4%
CVE-2023-0880 8.3 0.4%
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low-risk
Active Threat 0/50 · Minimal
Exploit Availability 0/50 · Minimal