CVE-2022-46457 Memory corruption in n/a
A segmentation violation in NASM's IEEE output writer 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
- Available
What is CVE-2022-46457?
CVE-2022-46457 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published on 4 Jan 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
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46457?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nasm Netwide Assembler.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46457?
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-2022-46457 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46457 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nasm Netwide Assembler
Sources
Also known as AZL-12934, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46457, GHSA-6f54-mmf8-g8cp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46457.