CVE-2022-29654 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in the NASM assembler by providing a crafted file that triggers a buffer overflow.
- 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-2022-29654?
CVE-2022-29654 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published on 22 Aug 2023. 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
Buffer overflow vulnerability in quote_for_pmake in asm/nasm.c in nasm before 2.15.05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29654?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nasm Netwide Assembler.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29654?
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-2022-29654 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29654 exists.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29654, GHSA-xw2c-pmxf-295h, JLSEC-2026-202.