CVE-2017-16357

7.8 HIGH
Published: November 01, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

In radare 2.0.1, a memory corruption vulnerability exists in store_versioninfo_gnu_verdef() and store_versioninfo_gnu_verneed() in libr/bin/format/elf/elf.c, as demonstrated by an invalid free. This error is due to improper sh_size validation when allocating memory.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/0b973e28166636e0ff1fad80baa0385c9c09c53a
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/8742
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/0b973e28166636e0ff1fad80baa0385c9c09c53a
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/8742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

radare