CVE-2017-9949

Description

The grub_memmove function in shlr/grub/kern/misc.c in radare2 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer underflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, possibly related to a buffer underflow in fs/ext2.c in GNU GRUB 2.02.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/7683 third party advisory
https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/796dd28aaa6b9fa76d99c42c4d5ff8b257cc2191 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99305 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9949?
CVE-2017-9949 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9949?
To fix CVE-2017-9949, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-9949 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9949 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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