CVE-2019-6291
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability68. percentile1.2%
ProductNasm Netwide Assembler
PublishedJan 15, 2019
First seenJan 15, 2019
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nasm netwide_assembler | v ≤ 2.14.02 | — |
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