CVE-2021-33455 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 26 Jul 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A NULL pointer dereference in Yasm allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2021-33455?

CVE-2021-33455 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2022. 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

An issue was discovered in yasm version 1.3.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in do_directive() in modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp.c.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33455?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tortall Yasm.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33455?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-33455 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-10325, AZL-35365, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33455, GHSA-g6p9-cjgh-r556, JLSEC-2026-585, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33455.