SB2020081132 - Input validation error in Radare radare2



SB2020081132 - Input validation error in Radare radare2

Published: August 11, 2020 Updated: August 21, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2020081132
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17487)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

radare2 4.5.0 misparses signature information in PE files, causing a segmentation fault in r_x509_parse_algorithmidentifier in libr/util/x509.c. This is due to a malformed object identifier in IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.