CVE-2017-17820 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.14rc0, specifically within the pp_list_one_macro function in asm/preproc.c, affecting various Canonical and NASM products. This flaw, stemming from mishandling of operand-type errors, can lead to a remote denial of service. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation, with the primary impact being high availability loss (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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