CVE-2025-5643

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Radare2 5.9.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cons_stack_load in the library /libr/cons/cons.c of the component radiff2. The manipulation of the argument -T leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The patch is named 5705d99cc1f23f36f9a84aab26d1724010b97798. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The documentation explains that the parameter -T is experimental and "crashy". Further analysis has shown "the race is not a real problem unless you use asan". A new warning has been added.

CVSS v3.1 Score

2.5

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-119 Buffer Overflow

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
radare	radare2	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/5705d99cc1f23f36f9a84aab26d1724010b97798 https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24232 https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24232#issuecomment-2918841776

Exploits

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XsoyD7lMC-9a9Cxhld8sdEE-0PF3lxvB/view?usp=sharing https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/24232

Other References

https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311131 https://vuldb.com/?id.311131 https://vuldb.com/?submit.586912

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-5643? +

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Radare2 5.9.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cons_stack_load in the library /libr/cons/cons.c of the component radiff2. The manipulation of the argument -T leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The patch is named 5705d99cc1f23f36f9a84aab26d1724010b97798. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The documentation explains that the parameter -T is experimental and "crashy". Further analysis has shown "the race is not a real problem unless you use asan". A new warning has been added. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 2.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-5643? +

CVE-2025-5643 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.5 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-5643? +

CVE-2025-5643 affects products from radare, specifically: radare2. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-5643? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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