CVE-2023-38668

MEDIUM EPSS 17.5%
Published Aug 22, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 22, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Stack-based buffer over-read in disasm in nasm 2.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

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
17.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
nasmnetwide_assembler2.16any

References 1

  • bugzilla.nasm.us https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392811
    ExploitIssue Tracking

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.