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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-20352

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.15rc0, a heap-based buffer over-read occurs (via a crafted .asm file) in set_text_free when called from expand_one_smacro in asm/preproc.c.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.84%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.15rc0, a heap-based buffer over-read occurs (via a crafted .asm file) in set_text_free when called from expand_one_smacro in asm/preproc.c.

CVSS 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.84% probability · 56th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
nasm/netwide assembler
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.