CVE-2017-10686
HIGHNetwide Assembler 2.14rc0 - Use-After-Free in Token Handling
Title source: llmDescription
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there are multiple heap use after free vulnerabilities in the tool nasm. The related heap is allocated in the token() function and freed in the detoken() function (called by pp_getline()) - it is used again at multiple positions later that could cause multiple damages. For example, it causes a corrupted double-linked list in detoken(), a double free or corruption in delete_Token(), and an out-of-bounds write in detoken(). It has a high possibility to lead to a remote code execution attack.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392414
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0295
EPSS Percentile
85.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (2)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
nasm/netwide_assembler
2.14 rc0
Published
Jun 29, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026