CVE-2017-17818

Public Exploit

Description

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a heap-based buffer over-read that will cause a remote denial of service attack, related to a while loop in paste_tokens in asm/preproc.c.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392428 issue tracking exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17818?
CVE-2017-17818 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17818?
To fix CVE-2017-17818, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17818 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-17818 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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