Out-of-bounds Write Affecting nasm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-NASM-371338
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed13 Sept 2018

Introduced: 13 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16999  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 nasm.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nasm package and not the nasm package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.