CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-45257

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Dec 22, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

An infinite loop vulnerability exists in nasm 2.16rc0 via the gpaste_tokens function.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Netwide_assembler Nasm 2.16-rc0 (including) 2.16-rc0 (including)
Nasm Ubuntu bionic *
Nasm Ubuntu hirsute *
Nasm Ubuntu impish *
Nasm Ubuntu kinetic *
Nasm Ubuntu lunar *
Nasm Ubuntu mantic *
Nasm Ubuntu trusty *
Nasm Ubuntu xenial *

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