CVE-2018-16517 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Netwide Assembler by providing a crafted file that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16517?
CVE-2018-16517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published on 6 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
asm/labels.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) is prone to NULL Pointer Dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nasm Netwide Assembler.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16517?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-16517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Nasm Netwide Assembler
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16517, GHSA-v4mp-339h-9w7f, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16517.