Out-of-bounds read in radare2 - CVE-2018-20459

 

Out-of-bounds read in radare2 - CVE-2018-20459

Published: December 25, 2018 / Updated: January 25, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49981
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2018-20459
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the armass_assemble() function in libr/asm/arch/arm/armass.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-20459

Install updates from vendor's website.

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