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CVE-2018-16999

Published: Sep 13, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc15 has an invalid memory write (segmentation fault) in expand_smacro in preproc.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted input file.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

n/an/a
netwide assemblernasm
On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Netwide Assembler (NASM)Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
nasmoss-projectDevTools & CIaka nasm
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392508
bugzilla.nasm.us
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Sep 13, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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