| Name | CVE-2018-16999 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| nasm (PTS) | jessie | 2.11.05-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.12.01-1 | vulnerable |
| 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 | (unstable) | 2.14-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392508
https://github.com/netwide-assembler/nasm/commit/980dd658b521afe4a688c4195410c4449a8e2468
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact