CVE-2018-16999

MEDIUM

Netwide Assembler (NASM) <2.14rc15 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392508

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0103
EPSS Percentile 59.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
nasm/netwide_assembler 12.14 rc15
Published Sep 13, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026