What is CVE-2017-6448?

CVE-2017-6448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-6448?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Radare Radare2

CVE-2017-6448

The dalvik_disassemble function in libr/asm/p/asm_dalvik.c in radare2 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted DEX file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Radare Radare2 — versions 1.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

github.com/radare/radare2/commit/f41e941341e44aa86edd4483c4487ec09a074257 (Patch)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97313 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
github.com/radare/radare2/issues/6885 (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6448?: CVE-2017-6448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-6448?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.