CVE-2019-6291
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CVE-2019-6291 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nasm | Netwide Assembler | <= 2.14.02 |
References
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392549Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392549Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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