CVE-2017-9949 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

The grub_memmove function in shlr/grub/kern/misc.c in radare2 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer underflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, possibly related to a buffer underflow in fs/ext2.c in GNU GRUB 2.02.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Radare	Radare2	1.5.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99305Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/796dd28aaa6b9fa76d99c42c4d5ff8b257cc219Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/7683Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99305Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/796dd28aaa6b9fa76d99c42c4d5ff8b257cc219Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/7683Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-9949?

CVE-2017-9949 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). The grub_memmove function in shlr/grub/kern/misc.c in radare2 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer underflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecifi...

How severe is CVE-2017-9949?

CVE-2017-9949 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-9949?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Radare Radare2.