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CVE-2018-19216

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-19216 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Netwide Assembler (NASM) versions prior to 2.13.02, specifically within the detoken function in asm/preproc.c, affecting Debian Linux distributions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) could lead to significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and user interaction for exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.13.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-19216

nasm: use-after-free in detoken at asm/preproc.c

Aug 28, 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
repo.or.cz / nasm.git/commitdiff/9b7ee09abfd426b99aa1ea81d19a3b2818eeabf9
PatchThird Party Advisory