Analysis
Common Weaknesses
The most common CWE weakness classes across Erlang ecosystem CVEs
The chart below shows the most common weaknesses found in vulnerabilities across the Erlang ecosystem. Understanding which weakness types recur most often helps library authors and application developers focus their security efforts where they matter most.
Each CVE is mapped to its CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) using the MITRE CWE hierarchy. A slice's count includes every CVE reachable anywhere below it in the hierarchy, not just CVEs assigned that exact CWE — click a slice or legend row to drill into its direct children and see the same breakdown one level down.
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value CWE-789 CWE-789 at MITRE
The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.
CVEs
CVEs for Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value CWE-789
| Summary | Publication | CVE ID | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAM VM crash via integer underflow in binary_to_term BIT_BINARY_EXT decoding |
pkg:otp/erts
|
CVE-2026-54890 | 2026-07-27 |
| Unbounded memory allocation in highlight_lines range expansion in mdex | CVE-2026-53428 | 2026-06-29 |