Heap-based buffer overflow in radare2 - CVE-2017-10929
Published: July 5, 2017 / Updated: January 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38794
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10929
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The grub_memmove function in shlr/grub/kern/misc.c in radare2 1.5.0. A remote attacker can use a crafted binary file to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
radare2
How to mitigate CVE-2017-10929
Install update from vendor's website.