7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-16357
"Radare2 GNU Elf Format Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 1, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 13, 2017, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16357 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Radare radare2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-16357.

URL Resource
https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/0b973e28166636e0ff1fad80baa0385c9c09c53a Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/8742 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16357 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/0b973e28166636e0ff1fad80baa0385c9c09c53a No Types Assigned https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/0b973e28166636e0ff1fad80baa0385c9c09c53a Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/8742 No Types Assigned https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/8742 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:radare:radare2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.02%

score

0.36515

percentile

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