radare2 up to 3.1.3 libr/asm/p/asm_arm_cs.c assemble out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in radare2 up to 3.1.3 (Programming Tool Software). Affected by this issue is the function assemble of the file libr/asm/p/asm_arm_cs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In radare2 through 3.1.3, the assemble function inside libr/asm/p/asm_arm_cs.c allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash via an r_num_calc out-of-bounds read) by crafting an arm assembly input because a loop uses an incorrect index in armass.c and certain length validation is missing in armass64.c, a related issue to CVE-2018-20459.

The bug was discovered 12/04/2018. The weakness was shared 12/25/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-20457 since 12/25/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121260 (Fedora 29 : radare2 (2019-5750ad7485)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (121260). The entries VDB-128412, VDB-128413, VDB-128415 and VDB-128416 are related to this item.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 121260
Nessus Name: Fedora 29 : radare2 (2019-5750ad7485)
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Patch: github.com

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Advisory: FEDORA-2019-5750ad7485
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20457 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2018 09:42 PM
Updated: 06/22/2023 08:10 AM
Changes: 12/26/2018 09:42 PM (71), 04/24/2020 11:06 AM (3), 06/22/2023 08:04 AM (5), 06/22/2023 08:10 AM (1)
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