CVE-2020-15121

Command injection in Radare2

Description

In radare2 before version 4.5.0, malformed PDB file names in the PDB server path cause shell injection. To trigger the problem it's required to open the executable in radare2 and run idpd to trigger the download. The shell code will execute, and will create a file called pwned in the current directory.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.59%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: radareorg radare2
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/security/advisories/GHSA-r552-vp94-9358 third party advisory
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/16945 third party advisory
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/16966 third party advisory
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/04edfa82c1f3fa2bc3621ccdad2f93bdbf00e4f9 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YE77P5RSE2T7JHEKMWF2ARTSJGMPXCFY/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWC7KNBETYE5MK6VIUU26LUIISIFGSBZ/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15121?
CVE-2020-15121 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15121?
To fix CVE-2020-15121, 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-2020-15121 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-15121 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-15121?
CVE-2020-15121 affects radareorg radare2.
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