CVE-2017-17810
Published: 20 December 2017
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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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nasm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(2.13.01-2ubuntu0.1)
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| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.13.02-0.1)
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| precise |
Does not exist
|
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [2.10.09-1ubuntu0.1])
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.11.08-1ubuntu0.1)
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Patches: upstream: http://repo.or.cz/nasm.git/commit/59ce1c67b16967c652765e62aa130b7e43f21dd4 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |