What is CVE-2022-44370?

CVE-2022-44370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide_assembler, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-44370?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-44370 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Nasm Netwide_assembler

CVE-2022-44370

NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the component quote_for_pmake() asm/nasm.c:856

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44370?: CVE-2022-44370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide_assembler, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-44370?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-44370 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.