radare2 5.8.8 name/type/group buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in radare2 5.8.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument name/type/group results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-29646. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in radare2 5.8.8. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument name/type/group with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in radarorg radare2 v.5.8.8 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the name, type, or group fields.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-29646 since 03/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/19/2024 🔍
12/18/2024 +274 days 🔍
12/18/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +181 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288828

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2024 07:41
Updated: 06/17/2025 04:25
Changes: 12/18/2024 07:41 (55), 06/17/2025 04:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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