CVE-2018-19209 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc15 has a NULL pointer dereference in the function find_label in asm/labels.c that will lead to a DoS attack.

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	2.14.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115797Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://repo.or.cz/nasm.git/commitdiff/e996d28c70d45008085322b442b44a9224308548PatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115797Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://repo.or.cz/nasm.git/commitdiff/e996d28c70d45008085322b442b44a9224308548PatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-19209?

CVE-2018-19209 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc15 has a NULL pointer dereference in the function find_label in asm/labels.c that will lead to a DoS attack.

How severe is CVE-2018-19209?

CVE-2018-19209 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-2018-19209?

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