Use-after-free in radare2 - CVE-2017-9762
Published: June 19, 2017 / Updated: January 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38832
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9762
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a crafted binary file. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash).
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
radare2
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9762
Install update from vendor's website.