SB2020080323 - Input validation error in Radare radare2
Published: August 3, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020080323
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16269)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
radare2 4.5.0 misparses DWARF information in executable files, causing a segmentation fault in parse_typedef in type_dwarf.c via a malformed DW_AT_name in the .debug_info section.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.