CVE-2018-20461 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in radare2 versions prior to 3.1.1, specifically within the core_anal_bytes function. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a denial-of-service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted binary file. Rated 5.5 (Medium) on the CVSS scale, exploitation requires local access and user interaction (UI:R), but has a high impact on availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:radare:radare2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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