Use After Free in Nasm Netwide Assembler

CVE-2020-18780

A Use After Free vulnerability in function new_Token in asm/preproc.c in nasm 2.14.02 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted nasm command.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-18780?
CVE-2020-18780 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-18780?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-18780 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.