CVE-2017-16805 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In radare2 2.0.1, libr/bin/dwarf.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to r_bin_dwarf_parse_comp_unit in dwarf.c and sdb_set_internal in shlr/sdb/src/sdb.c.

Published: 2017-11-13

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:radare:radare2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7981	In radare2 2.0.1, libr/bin/dwarf.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to r_bin_dwarf_parse_comp_unit in dwarf.c and sdb_set_internal in shlr/sdb/src/sdb.c.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00202.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/2ca9ab45891b6ae8e32b6c28c81eebca059cbe5d
https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/8813

History

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Subscriptions

Radare Radare2

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-13T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:12:14.799Z

Reserved: 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16805

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-13T21:29:00.237

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-16805

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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