Rizin Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in PDB Handling Prior to Version 0.7.4

Vulnerability

A critical buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in Rizin versions prior to 0.7.4. The issue arises in the PDB handling function 'msf_stream_directory_free' within the PDB parsing library. This vulnerability requires local access to exploit.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to a segmentation fault, causing a crash of the Rizin application.

Reproduction

The vulnerability can be reproduced by using the Rizin command-line tool 'rz-bin' with the '-P' option followed by a crafted PDB file that triggers the buffer overflow. This can be done by running 'rz-bin -P /path/to/crafted.pdb'

Remediation

Users are advised to upgrade to Rizin version 0.8.0 or later.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
2.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.6
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
6.4
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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