Out-of-bounds Read in Nasm Netwide_assembler
CVE-2017-17818
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a heap-based buffer over-read that will cause a remote denial of service attack, related to a while loop in paste_tokens in asm/preproc.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Nasm Netwide_assembler — versions 2.14
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17818?
- CVE-2017-17818 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide_assembler, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17818?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-17818 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.