Which versions of Rizin are affected by CVE-2025-1788?

Organizations using rizinorg rizin should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-1788, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-1788?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-1788. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-1788?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running rizinorg rizin and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Rizin CVE-2025-1788

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-1788?

CVE-2025-1788 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2025-03-01 cna@vuldb.com

Buffer Overflow Rizin Suse

4.8

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

SUSE

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:29 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Aug 25, 2025 - 18:29 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Mar 01, 2025 - 13:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in rizinorg rizin up to 0.8.0. This affects the function rz_utf8_encode in the library /librz/util/utf8.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in rizinorg rizin up to 0.8.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in rizinorg rizin up to 0.8.0. This affects the function rz_utf8_encode in the library /librz/util/utf8.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Affected products include: Rizin. Version information: up to 0.8.0..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.