CVE-2018-16517

MEDIUM

Nasm Netwide Assembler < 2.13.03 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Fakhri Zulkifli · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0151
EPSS Percentile 81.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (3)
nasm/netwide_assembler 2.14 rc15
nasm/netwide_assembler 2.14.0 rc1 (14 CPE variants)
nasm/netwide_assembler < 2.13.03
Published Sep 06, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026