CVE-2023-29579 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component yasm/yasm+0x43b466 in vsprintf. Note: This has been disputed by third parties who argue this is a bug and not a security issue because yasm is a standalone program not designed to run untrusted code.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/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
Yasm Project	Yasm	1.3.0.55.g101bc

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://github.com/yasm/yasm/issues/214ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/z1r00/fuzz_vuln/blob/main/yasm/stack-buffer-overflow/yasm/reaExploit
https://github.com/yasm/yasm/issues/214ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/z1r00/fuzz_vuln/blob/main/yasm/stack-buffer-overflow/yasm/reaExploit

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-29579?

CVE-2023-29579 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component yasm/yasm+0x43b466 in vsprintf. Note: This has been disputed by third parties who argue this is a bug and not a securi...

How severe is CVE-2023-29579?

CVE-2023-29579 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-2023-29579?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Yasm Project Yasm.