Medium severity · published May 25, 2022
CVE-2021-44974
radareorg radare2 version 5.5.2 is vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via libr/bin/p/bin_symbols.c binary symbol parser
5.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
radareorg radare2 version 5.5.2 is vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via libr/bin/p/bin_symbols.c binary symbol parser.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Radare2 · Radare
before 5.5.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44974
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44974
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/1
Exploit
https://census-labs.com/news/2022/05/24/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-radare2/
Exploit
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/19478
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