CVE-2023-31975 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in the YASM assembler library can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service, though disputed as a security vulnerability.
- 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-2023-31975?
CVE-2023-31975 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 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 v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function yasm_intnum_copy at /libyasm/intnum.c. Note: Multiple third parties dispute this as a bug and not a vulnerability according to the YASM security policy.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31975?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yasm Project Yasm.
How do I fix CVE-2023-31975?
No fix published yet.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-31975 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-31975 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-26632, AZL-35383, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31975, GHSA-g56w-fm5h-cwrp, OESA-2023-1543, OESA-2023-1544 and 5 more.