CVE-2019-6291 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Netwide Assembler (NASM) versions through 2.14.02. Specifically, the expr6 function in eval.c is susceptible to stack exhaustion due to excessive recursive calls when processing crafted assembly files containing numerous '!', '+', or '-' characters. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.14.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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