CVE-2018-16517

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-09-05
CWE:
CWE-476
Bugzilla:
1626549: CVE-2018-16517 nasm: NULL Pointer Dereference in asm/labels.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

asm/labels.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) is prone to NULL Pointer Dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Find out more about CVE-2018-16517 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 2.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
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 Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nasm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 nasm Not affected

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