CVE-2018-19215 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.14rc16, specifically within the expand_mmac_params function in asm/preproc.c, affecting special characters like %, $, and !. This flaw impacts NASM and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring user interaction and local access. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:12.14:rc16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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