Heap-based buffer overflow in radare2 - CVE-2022-1052
Published: March 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61625
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1052
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 iterate_chained_fixups function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, 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
Debian Linux
tor (Debian package)
Debian Linux
tor (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-1052
Install updates from vendor's website.
radare2 - update to 5.6.6
tor (Debian package) - update to 0.4.7.16-1
tor (Debian package) - update to 0.4.7.16-1