What is CVE-2021-45257?

CVE-2021-45257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-45257?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler

CVE-2021-45257

An infinite loop vulnerability exists in nasm 2.16rc0 via the gpaste_tokens function.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th 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

Nasm Netwide_assembler — versions 2.16
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45257?: CVE-2021-45257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-45257?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.