NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting nasm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2410-NASM-8213413
  • published15 Oct 2024
  • disclosed6 Sept 2018

Introduced: 6 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:24.10 nasm.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nasm package and not the nasm package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

asm/labels.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) is prone to NULL Pointer Dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

CVSS Scores

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