Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting nasm package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-NASM-12550233
  • published8 Sept 2025
  • disclosed11 Aug 2025
  • creditXudong Cao

Introduced: 11 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-8843  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for nasm.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the macho_no_dead_strip function of the outmacho.c file. An attacker can cause a denial of service or unintended behavior by providing specially crafted input.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1