CVE-2017-6197
The r_read_* functions in libr/include/r_endian.h in radare2 1.2.1 allow remote attackers to...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-6197- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-6197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15262 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15262- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9whj-pm33-mf3j
The r_read_* functions in libr/include/r_endian.h in radare2 1.2.1 allow remote attackers to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9whj-pm33-mf3j- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-6197- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6197
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6197- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6197 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Radare Radare2, published February 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.62%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in radare2 0.9-3+deb7u1.