CVE-2008-2719

Published Jun 16, 2008

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Deferred

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.8
Impact score
6.4
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-189

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Vendor comments

  • Red HatNot vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of NASM as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.