Vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler
CVE-2020-21528
A Segmentation Fault issue discovered in in ieee_segment function in outieee.c in nasm 2.14.03 and 2.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted assembly file.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nasm Netwide Assembler — versions 2.14.03, 2.15
References
- bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-09 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-21528?
- CVE-2020-21528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-21528?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.