Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting nasm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-NASM-2005862
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jan 2020

Introduced: 14 Jan 2020

CVE-2019-20352  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 nasm.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nasm package and not the nasm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

version 3.1