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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-11381

The string_scan_range() function in radare2 2.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted binary file.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-11381

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 May 2018, 19:29 UTC

The string_scan_range() function in radare2 2.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted binary file.

osv:CVE-2018-11381
Complete source record
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