CVE-2018-11383 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted ELF file due to an uninitialized variable in radare2.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11383?
CVE-2018-11383 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Radare Radare2, published on 22 May 2018. 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 r_strbuf_fini() function in radare2 2.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free and application crash) via a crafted ELF file because of an uninitialized variable in the CPSE handler in libr/anal/p/anal_avr.c.
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11383?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Radare Radare2.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11383?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-11383 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11383 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Radare Radare2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcw5-2cqf-cm8x, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11383.