VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16517
asm/labels.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) is prone to NULL Pointer Dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 5.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
asm/labels.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) is prone to NULL Pointer Dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.17% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- nasm/netwide assembler
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.