Medium
Security advisory
The r_read_* functions in libr/include/r_endian.h in radare2 1.2.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by the r_read_le32 function.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-6197
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:15 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The r_read_* functions in libr/include/r_endian.h in radare2 1.2.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by the r_read_le32 function.
osv:CVE-2017-6197
Complete source record
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