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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1283
CVE-2022-1283:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability was discovered in the r_bin_ne_get_entrypoints function in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to version 5.6.8. This vulnerability was identified and tracked as CVE-2022-1283 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the NE (New Executable) binary format parser of radare2. Specifically, the issue occurs in the r_bin_ne_get_entrypoints function where there was no proper validation of the entry_table pointer before its usage, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. The fix involved adding a NULL check before accessing the entry_table pointer (GitHub Commit).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition by causing the application to crash when processing specially crafted NE format files.
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to radare2 version 5.6.8 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability. The fix involves adding proper validation of the entry_table pointer before its usage (GitHub Commit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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