| Name | CVE-2008-2719 |
| Description | Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 486715 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| nasm (PTS) | jessie | 2.11.05-1 | fixed |
| stretch | 2.12.01-1 | fixed |
| buster | 2.14-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.15.05-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.16.01-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.16.03-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| nasm | source | etch | (not affected) | | | |
| nasm | source | (unstable) | 2.03.01-1 | low | | 486715 |
Notes
[etch] - nasm <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)