High severity · published Sep 23, 2019
CVE-2019-16718
In radare2 before 3.9.0, a command injection vulnerability exists in bin_symbols() in libr/core/cbin.c
7.8
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In radare2 before 3.9.0, a command injection vulnerability exists in bin_symbols() in libr/core/cbin.c. By using a crafted executable file, it's possible to execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the victim. This vulnerability is due to an insufficient fix for CVE-2019-14745 and improper handling of symbol names embedded in executables.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Radare2 · Radare
before 3.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16718
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16718
Patch
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/5411543a310a470b1257fb93273cdd6e8dfcb3af
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/dd739f5a45b3af3d1f65f00fe19af1dbfec7aea7
Patch
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/compare/3.8.0...3.9.0
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