RCE in Radare Radare2

CVE-2019-16718

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-16718: held from 0.023 to 0.023.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16718?
CVE-2019-16718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-16718?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16718 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.