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CVE-2017-17818

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17818 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, specifically within the paste_tokens function in asm/preproc.c, affecting various canonical and NASM Netwide Assembler distributions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely without user interaction to cause a denial of service. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

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

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0272 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-2017-17818Low

nasm: Heap-based buffer over-read in paste_tokens function in asm/preproc.c

Dec 21, 2017

References

bugzilla.nasm.us / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
usn.ubuntu.com / 3694-1
Third Party Advisory