# CVE-2017-16357: In radare 2.0.1, a memory corruption vulnerability exists in store\_versioninfo\_gnu\_verdef() and store\_versioninfo\_gnu\_verneed() in libr/bin/

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-01 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In radare 2.0.1, a memory corruption vulnerability exists in store_versioninfo_gnu_verdef() and store_versioninfo_gnu_verneed() in libr/bin/format/elf/elf.c, as demonstrated by an invalid free. This error is due to improper sh_size validation when allocating memory.

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## References

- https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/8742
- https://github.com/radare/radare2/commit/0b973e28166636e0ff1fad80baa0385c9c09c53a

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