CVE-2025-5645 — LOW (2.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Radare2 5.9.9. This affects the function r_cons_pal_init in the library /libr/cons/pal.c of the component radiff2. The manipulation of the argument -T leads to memory corruption. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 identifier of the patch is 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.

CVSS Score

2.5

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Radare	Radare2	5.9.9

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LVaraZB30lJXtrvp-4bcEJrZYFJb2bfc/view?usp=shariExploit
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/5705d99cc1f23f36f9a84aab26d1724010b9Patch
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24234ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24234#issuecomment-2918847551Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311133Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.311133Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.586922Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-5645?

CVE-2025-5645 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.5 (LOW). A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Radare2 5.9.9. This affects the function r_cons_pal_init in the library /libr/cons/pal.c of the component radiff2. The manipulation o...

How severe is CVE-2025-5645?

CVE-2025-5645 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 2.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-5645?

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