CVE-2023-29579

MEDIUM EPSS 21.8%
Published Apr 24, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 24, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component yasm/yasm+0x43b466 in vsprintf. Note: This has been disputed by third parties who argue this is a bug and not a security issue because yasm is a standalone program not designed to run untrusted code.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/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 None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
21.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
yasm_projectyasm1.3.0.55.g101bcany

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/yasm/yasm/issues/214
    ExploitIssue Tracking
  • github.com https://github.com/z1r00/fuzz_vuln/blob/main/yasm/stack-buffer-overflow/yasm/readmd.md
    Exploit

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.