Out-of-bounds Read in Nasm Netwide_assembler
CVE-2018-8881
Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.13.02rc2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function tokenize in asm/preproc.c, related to an unterminated string.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nasm Netwide_assembler — versions 2.13.02
- 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_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8881?
- CVE-2018-8881 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide_assembler, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8881?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-8881 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.