What is CVE-2017-6415?

CVE-2017-6415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-6415?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Radare Radare2

CVE-2017-6415

The dex_parse_debug_item function in libr/bin/p/bin_dex.c in radare2 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted DEX file.

Published 2017-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Radare Radare2 — versions 1.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96523 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
github.com/radare/radare2/issues/6872 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/68338b71a563b24e62617bb629059adc0c94b230 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6415?: CVE-2017-6415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-6415?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.