Vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler
CVE-2008-2719
Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.105 (95.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.105 · newest: 0.105 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nasm Netwide Assembler — versions 2.02
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29656 (vdb-entry)
- sourceforge.net/tracker/
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php
- repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30594 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42995 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32059 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/5 (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1811 (vdb-entry)