Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-17811
Potential exploit
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow that will cause a remote denial of service attack, related to a strcpy in paste_tokens in asm/preproc.c, a similar issue to CVE-2017-11111.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-17811
- cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-17811
0.19%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 38 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-17811
| 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
|
NIST | |
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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-2017-17811
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-17811
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https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392432
3392432 – There is a heap-buffer-overflow on address 0x60300000c4d2 in nasm.Exploit;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/
USN-3694-1: NASM vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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