CVE-2019-12829 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause application crashes or potentially execute code via buffer overflows in the RParse API of radare2.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-12829?

CVE-2019-12829 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Radare Radare2, published on 15 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

radare2 through 3.5.1 mishandles the RParse API, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by newstr buffer overflows during replace operations. This affects libr/asm/asm.c and libr/parse/parse.c.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12829?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Radare Radare2.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2019-12829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j3xv-hxjv-fw3q.

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