CVE-2017-10929 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in radare2 via a crafted binary file due to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-10929?

CVE-2017-10929 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Radare Radare2, published on 5 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The grub_memmove function in shlr/grub/kern/misc.c in radare2 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, possibly related to a read overflow in the grub_disk_read_small_real function in kern/disk.c in GNU GRUB 2.02.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10929?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Radare Radare2.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10929?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-10929 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10929 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DLA-1016-1, GHSA-qmp8-f7x2-crc3, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10929.

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