Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-20538
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-20538
- cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc16:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20538
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 22 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-20538
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-20538
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The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-20538
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https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392531
3392531 – There is a heap-use-after-free at asm/preproc.c:5055(function:pp_getline) in nasm2.14rc16 that will cause dos attack.Issue Tracking;Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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