What is CVE-2023-38668?

CVE-2023-38668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide_assembler, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-38668?

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

Is CVE-2023-38668 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Nasm Netwide_assembler

CVE-2023-38668

Stack-based buffer over-read in disasm in nasm 2.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (17.8th 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-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38668?: CVE-2023-38668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide_assembler, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-38668?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38668 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.