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FKIE_CVE-2018-16517

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-09-06 23:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:44
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nasm netwide_assembler *
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
nasm netwide_assembler 2.14.0
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