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CVE-2017-14228

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14228 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.14rc0, specifically within the paste_tokens() function in preproc.c, affecting various Canonical and NASM products. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 5.5 MEDIUM, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to a high impact denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0119 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: nasm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: nasm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: nasm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14228Low

nasm: NULL pointer dereference in the paste_tokens function

Aug 28, 2017

References

bugzilla.nasm.us / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201903-19
usn.ubuntu.com / 3694-1
Third Party Advisory