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CVE-2017-17811

nasm: Heap-based buffer overflow in paste_tokens function in asm/preproc.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 21, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow that will cause a remote denial of service attack, related to a strcpy in paste_tokens in asm/preproc.c, a similar issue to CVE-2017-11111.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow