Netwide Assembler 2.14rc0 preproc.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netwide Assembler 2.14rc0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file preproc.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-11111. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netwide Assembler 2.14rc0 (Programming Tool Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file preproc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, preproc.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 06/24/2017. The weakness was released 07/08/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.nasm.us. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11111 since 07/08/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102039 (Debian DLA-1041-1 : nasm security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170237 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for nasm (SUSE-SU-2017:2044-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102039). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-102915. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 102039
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1041-1 : nasm security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for nasm FEDORA-2017-a1fe6d2b86
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/24/2017 🔍
07/08/2017 +14 days 🔍
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07/28/2017 +18 days 🔍
07/31/2017 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3694-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-11111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103361
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2017 09:28
Updated: 12/12/2022 09:00
Changes: 07/10/2017 09:28 (72), 10/24/2019 14:27 (3), 12/12/2022 09:00 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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