CVE-2022-36042 — Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset

Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from dyld cache files. A user opening a malicious dyld cache file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an

01What is this vulnerability?

Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from dyld cache files. A user opening a malicious dyld cache file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commit number 556ca2f9eef01ec0f4a76d1fbacfcf3a87a44810 contains a patch.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
rizinorg	rizin	<= 0.4.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-23T17:31:50.742Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/security/advisories/GHSA-pf72-jg54-8gvp
• github.com — https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/commit/556ca2f9eef01ec0f4a76d1fbacfcf3a87a4481…
• security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-06
• lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…