PT-2008-4163 · Nasm · Netwide Assembler

Philipp Thomas · Published 2008-06-16 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2008-2719

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.02

Description The issue is caused by an off-by-one error in the ppscan function, located in the preproc.c file, which can lead to a denial of service (crash) and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code. This is achieved through a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Recommendations For Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.02, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for this version. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2719

Affected Products

Netwide Assembler

References · 19

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/31903 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commit;h=76ec8e73db16f4cf1453a142d03bcc74d528f72f · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2719 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-648-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2719 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2719 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:120 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30594 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2719 · Vendor Advisory
• http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commit%3Bh=76ec8e73db16f4cf1453a142d03bcc74d528f72f · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1811 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42995 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/5 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29656 · Note
• https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=6208&release_id=606115 · Note