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CVE-2018-10254

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10254 describes a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.13, specifically within the disasm function of the disasm/disasm.c file. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), could be triggered by a remote attacker providing a specially crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts. While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is significant. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0144 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-10254Low

nasm: Stack-based buffer over-read in disasm/disasm.c:disasm() can allow attackers to cause a denial of service

Apr 21, 2018

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html
sourceforge.net / p/nasm/bugs/561
ExploitThird Party Advisory