Radare2 v5.7.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function consume_encoded_name_new at format/wasm/wasm.c.

published 2022-07-22 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-37457

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

Radare2 v5.7.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function consume_encoded_name_new at format/wasm/wasm.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted binary file.

Patch / fix

distros 2

opensuse alpine

radare2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.7.8-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12521-1

radare2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +4 more 5.7.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-34502

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-34502 updated 2025-11-21

radare2: heap buffer overflow via the function consume_encoded_name_new at format/wasm/wasm.c

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/20336 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

github.com /radareorg/radare2/issues/20336
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-34502
NVD CVE-2022-34502

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Summary