CVE-2025-8842 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability affecting NASM Netwide Assembler version 2.17rc0, specifically within the do_directive function in preproc.c. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there readily available Metasploit or Nuclei modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.17:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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