CVE-2017-9949 describes a stack-based buffer underflow vulnerability in the grub_memmove function within radare2 version 1.5.0, potentially linked to a similar issue in GNU GRUB 2.02. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and application crash, or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts, by providing a specially crafted binary file. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:radare:radare2:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.