CVE-2022-1237

Improper Validation of Array Index in radareorg/radare2

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 6, 2022 at 09:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsRADARE2RADARE2

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

Improper Validation of Array Index in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8. This vulnerability is heap overflow and may be exploitable. For more general description of heap buffer overflow, see [CWE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.6.8
Affected range stops below 5.6.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.6.8
Affected range stops below 5.6.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-129

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