CVE-2018-20538

Public Exploit

Description

There is a use-after-free at asm/preproc.c (function pp_getline) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc16 that will cause a denial of service during certain finishes tests.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Third-Party Advisory nasm.us
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392531 issue tracking exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20538?
CVE-2018-20538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20538?
To fix CVE-2018-20538, 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-2018-20538 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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