Radare2 up to 5.9.8 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Radare2 up to 5.9.8. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-1744. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Radare2 up to 5.9.8. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in radareorg radare2 allows heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow.This issue affects radare2: before <5.9.9.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-1744 since 02/27/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/01/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232570 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: cloud-hypervisor (CVE-2025-1744)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232570). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 232570
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: cloud-hypervisor (CVE-2025-1744)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Radare2 5.9.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/27/2025 🔍
02/28/2025 +1 days 🔍
02/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/01/2025 +123 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1744 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1744
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-297956

Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2025 07:05
Updated: 07/01/2025 17:13
Changes: 02/28/2025 07:05 (67), 02/28/2025 11:51 (7), 02/28/2025 15:14 (1), 03/11/2025 16:39 (2), 07/01/2025 17:13 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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