Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-8810 is a denial-of-service issue in radare2 2.4.0. A specially crafted Mach-O file could make radare2 read past a heap buffer and crash. The business risk is mainly disruption to malware analysis, reverse engineering, or automated file-processing pipelines that run this vulnerable version on untrusted files.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted operational-risk issue. Prioritize environments that automatically analyze untrusted macOS binaries. It is not sourced as actively exploited, but a crash in security analysis infrastructure can interrupt investigations or file triage.
Technical view
The flaw is a heap-based buffer over-read in get_ivar_list_t in mach0_classes.c during Mach-O parsing. The cited CVE text says remote attackers could cause denial of service via a crafted Mach-O file. No CVSS score, CWE mapping, fixed version, or confirmed exploitation is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where radare2 2.4.0 processes untrusted Mach-O files, especially automated analysis systems, security tooling, or upload pipelines. General systems without radare2, or deployments not parsing Mach-O inputs, are unlikely to be exposed based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle supports crafted-file denial of service, not code execution or active exploitation. KEV status is false, and no cited source states exploitation in the wild. Evidence is incomplete for exploit maturity, prevalence, and whether public proof-of-concept material exists.
Researcher notes
The useful starting point is the radare2 issue linked by the CVE record. The public bundle identifies the vulnerable function and file, but does not provide CVSS, CWE, affected CPEs, a fixed release, or exploitation evidence. Keep conclusions limited to crafted Mach-O denial of service.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory radare2 installations and identify any 2.4.0 usage.
- Avoid processing untrusted Mach-O files with radare2 2.4.0.
- Check radare2 project guidance for fixed versions or patches.
- Run file analysis tooling in a constrained sandbox.
- Add crash monitoring around automated binary analysis jobs.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed radare2 versions in analyst workstations and pipelines.
- Review whether workflows accept untrusted Mach-O files.
- Check logs for radare2 crashes during Mach-O parsing.
- Review the referenced radare2 issue for remediation details.
- Verify file-processing services do not expose radare2 2.4.0 to uploads.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/radare/radare2/issues/9727CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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