CVE-2018-16517 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting Netwide Assembler (NASM) versions, specifically within asm/labels.c. An attacker can exploit this by providing a crafted file, leading to a denial of service. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) for exploitation, with the primary impact being system unavailability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a Proof-of-Concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.13.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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