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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2022-34520

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

Radare2 prior to 5.7.4 contains a NULL pointer dereference via the function "r_bin_file_xtr_load_buffer" at "bin/bfile.c". This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted binary file.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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  • Published