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CVE-2018-10016

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10016 describes a division-by-zero vulnerability in Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.14rc0, specifically within the expr5 function in asm/eval.c, triggered by a malformed input file. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily leading to high availability 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 CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0109 is in the 73rd 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 (4)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: nasm
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 8Fixed in: nasm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-10016Low

nasm: Divide-by-zero asm/eval.c:expr5() allows for crash via crafted file

Apr 10, 2018

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html
bugzilla.nasm.us / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory