Heap-based out-of-bounds read in radare2 - CVE-2018-11375

 

Heap-based out-of-bounds read in radare2 - CVE-2018-11375

Published: June 5, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13248
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11375
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Radare
Affected software:
radare2

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the _inst__lds() function due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted binary file, trigger heap-based out-of-bounds read and cause the application to crash.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-11375

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources