CVE-2022-1061 Heap Buffer Overflow in parseDragons in radareorg/radare2

High 7.3 Published Updated

A heap 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
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-1061?

CVE-2022-1061 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Radare Radare2, published on 24 Mar 2022. 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

Heap Buffer Overflow in parseDragons in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1061?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Radare Radare2.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1061?

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-2022-1061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Radare Radare2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgxh-r733-qxg7, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1061.

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