CVE-2018-16999
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc15 has an invalid memory write (segmentation fault) in expand_smacro in preproc.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted input file.
How to fix CVE-2018-16999
To remediate CVE-2018-16999, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nasm—upgrade to 2.14-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-16999 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.14-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |