CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-38665

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Aug 22, 2023 | 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
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
LOW
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Null pointer dereference in ieee_write_file in nasm 2.16rc0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Netwide_assemblerNasm2.16-rc0 (including)2.16-rc0 (including)
NasmUbuntubionic*
NasmUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
NasmUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
NasmUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
NasmUbuntuesm-apps/noble*
NasmUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
NasmUbuntufocal*
NasmUbuntujammy*
NasmUbuntulunar*
NasmUbuntumantic*
NasmUbuntunoble*
NasmUbuntuoracular*
NasmUbuntuplucky*
NasmUbuntuquesting*
NasmUbuntutrusty*
NasmUbuntuupstream*
NasmUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References