CVE-2017-14228 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is an illegal address access in the function paste_tokens() in preproc.c, aka a NULL pointer dereference. It will lead to remote denial of service.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nasm	Netwide Assembler	2.14
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392423ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392423ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-14228?

CVE-2017-14228 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is an illegal address access in the function paste_tokens() in preproc.c, aka a NULL pointer dereference. It will lead to remote denial of service.

How severe is CVE-2017-14228?

CVE-2017-14228 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-14228?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Nasm Netwide Assembler, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.