CVE-2018-16999 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Netwide Assembler via a crafted input file triggering an invalid memory write.
- 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-2018-16999?
CVE-2018-16999 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published on 13 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
Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc15 has an invalid memory write (segmentation fault) in expand_smacro in preproc.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted input file.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nasm Netwide Assembler.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16999?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-16999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nasm Netwide Assembler
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16999, GHSA-2rh6-gmp4-qfj9, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16999.