CVE-2022-0518 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in radareorg/radare2

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer overflow in radare2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-0518?

CVE-2022-0518 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.2.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0518?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Radare Radare2.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0518?

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-2022-0518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-533q-88rf-cgxx, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0518.

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