Vulnerability in Radare Radare2
CVE-2020-16269
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.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Radare Radare2 — versions 4.5.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/17383 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16269?
- CVE-2020-16269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16269?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16269 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.