Buffer overflow in Radare Radare2
CVE-2025-5642
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Radare2 5.9.9. Affected is the function r_cons_pal_init in the library /libr/cons/pal.c of the component radiff2. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The patch is identified as 5705d99cc1f23f36f9a84aab26d1724010b97798. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The documentation explains that the parameter -T is experimental and "crashy". Further analysis has shown "the race is not a real problem unless you use asan". A new warning has been added.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Radare Radare2 — versions 5.9.9
- Radare2 — versions 5.9.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24231 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24231 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- drive.google.com/file/d/1joXpofhKSeb3uJ034ayVuWIoJj08gm_9/view (Exploit, exploit)
- github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/5705d99cc1f23f36f9a84aab26d1724010b97798 (Patch, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5642?
- CVE-2025-5642 is a low-severity vulnerability in Radare Radare2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2025-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5642?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.