Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-16999 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler 12.14

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
nasm
CWE-787
NVD
Published: 2018-09-13
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Nasm
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

References