# CVE-2025-1788: rizinorg rizin utf8.c rz\_utf8\_encode heap-based overflow

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-03-01 · Updated: 2025-03-03

## Affected

- rizinorg rizin: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in rizinorg rizin up to 0.8.0. This affects the function rz_utf8_encode in the library /librz/util/utf8.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rizinorg rizin, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.298011
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.298011
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.502345
- https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/issues/4910
- https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/issues/4910#issuecomment-2662963253
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/18817099/rz-bin-poc-01.zip
- https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/pull/4762

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