CVE-2018-8882 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A stack-based buffer under-read in NASM allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-8882?

CVE-2018-8882 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published on 20 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.13.02rc2 has a stack-based buffer under-read in the function ieee_shr in asm/float.c via a large shift value.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8882?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nasm Netwide Assembler.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8882?

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-2018-8882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8882, GHSA-3pgv-pw29-xppm, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8882.

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