CVE-2017-17810

nasm: Segfault via mishandled macro calls in asm/preproc.c

Published Dec 21, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a "SEGV on unknown address" that will cause a remote denial of service attack, because asm/preproc.c mishandles macro calls that have the wrong number of arguments.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8961 In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a "SEGV on unknown address" that will cause a remote denial of service attack, because asm/preproc.c mishandles macro calls that have the wrong number of arguments.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3694-1 NASM vulnerabilities
History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:59 PM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 21, 2017, 3:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 21, 2017, 12:00 AM