Out-of-bounds read in radare2 - CVE-2018-10186

 

Out-of-bounds read in radare2 - CVE-2018-10186

Published: April 17, 2018 / Updated: January 25, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37181
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10186
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Radare
Affected software:
radare2

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in the r_hex_bin2str function (libr/util/hex.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted DEX file. This issue is different from CVE-2017-15368. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-10186

Install update from vendor's website.

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