CVE-2022-44370 describes a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in NASM v2.16, specifically within the quote_for_pmake() function in asm/nasm.c. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk where an attacker could achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts through local access and user interaction. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVE-2022-44370
Jun 13, 2023NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the component quote_for_pmake() asm/nasm.c:856
Mar 14, 2023nasm: heap buffer overflow in quote_for_pmake() in asm/nasm.c
Oct 2, 2022