CVE-2023-29581 Null dereference in n/a
A segmentation violation in the Yasm library can cause applications using it to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
- 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-2023-29581?
CVE-2023-29581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 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
yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc has a segmentation violation in the function delete_Token at modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp.c. NOTE: although a libyasm application could become unavailable if this were exploited, the vendor's position is that there is no security relevance because there is either supposed to be input validation before data reaches libyasm, or a sandbox in which the application runs.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yasm Project Yasm.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-29581 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29581 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-26166, AZL-35387, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29581, GHSA-fcm2-5r3h-4j86.