VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11111
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, preproc.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, preproc.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- nasm/netwide assembler · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392415Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392415Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.