Integer overflow in Nasm Netwide Assembler

CVE-2018-10316

Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0 has an endless while loop in the assemble_file function of asm/nasm.c because of a globallineno integer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-10316: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10316?
CVE-2018-10316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-10316?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-10316 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.