CVE-2022-1237Network attack vector

Process crash via unchecked NE parser indexes

Published Apr 6, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Heap buffer overflow in the NE binary parser in radareorg radare2 before 5.6.8 allows attackers to crash the process via a crafted NE file. The parser trusts NE header counts and relocation indexes when sizing and traversing segment, module-reference, and relocation data, permitting reads beyond the input buffer and invalid heap indexes. A user must open or analyze the crafted binary; the patch records out-of-bounds-read segmentation faults, while the CNA reports broader heap-overflow exploitability.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.84%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap buffer overflow in the NE binary parser in radareorg radare2 before 5.6.8 allows attackers to crash the process via a crafted NE file. The parser trusts NE header counts and relocation indexes when sizing and traversing segment, module-reference, and relocation data, permitting reads beyond the input buffer and invalid heap indexes. A user must open or analyze the crafted binary; the patch records out-of-bounds-read segmentation faults, while the CNA reports broader heap-overflow exploitability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-1237
Published
Apr 6, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
radareorg
Product
radare2
Classifications
CWE-129, CAPEC-100, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <5.6.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

radareorg · radare2version=unspecified <5.6.8

Published CVSS scores

7.6@huntrdev CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-129Improper Validation of Array Index
CAPEC-100Overflow Buffers
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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