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CVE-2022-1238 (GCVE-0-2022-1238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-06 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:55
VLAI
Title
Out-of-bounds Write in libr/bin/format/ne/ne.c in radareorg/radare2
Summary
Out-of-bounds Write in libr/bin/format/ne/ne.c in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8. This vulnerability is heap overflow and may be exploitable. For more general description of heap buffer overflow, see [CWE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html).
Severity
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
radareorg radareorg/radare2 Affected: unspecified , < 5.6.8 (custom)
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