CVE-2025-5642
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CVE-2025-5642 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Radare2 5.9.9. Affected is the function r_cons_pal_init in the library /libr/cons/pal.c of the component radiff2. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Radare2 5.9.9. Affected is the function r_cons_pal_init in the library /libr/cons/pal.c of the component radiff2. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 patch is identified as 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Radare | Radare2 | 5.9.9 |
References
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24231Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24231#issuecomment-2918848163Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311130Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.311130Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.586910Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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