CVE-2017-17820

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-12-21
CWE:
CWE-119
Bugzilla:
1529335: CVE-2017-17820 nasm: Use-after-free in pp_list_one_macro function in asm/preproc.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a use-after-free in pp_list_one_macro in asm/preproc.c that will lead to a remote denial of service attack, related to mishandling of operand-type errors.

Find out more about CVE-2017-17820 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 nasm Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nasm Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 nasm Will not fix

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