NULL pointer dereference in radare2 - CVE-2017-6197
Published: February 24, 2017 / Updated: January 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39625
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-2017-6197
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Radare
Affected software:
radare2
radare2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by the r_read_le32 function.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6197
Install update from vendor's website.