Netwide Assembler 2.14rc0 asm/nasm.c assemble_file integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netwide Assembler 2.14rc0. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is the function assemble_file of the file asm/nasm.c. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-10316. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netwide Assembler 2.14rc0 (Programming Tool Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function assemble_file of the file asm/nasm.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0 has an endless while loop in the assemble_file function of asm/nasm.c because of a globallineno integer overflow.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2018. The weakness was published 04/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at bugzilla.nasm.us. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-10316 since 04/23/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/23/2018 🔍
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01/30/2020 +646 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.nasm.us
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-10316 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10316
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116990

Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2018 10:24
Updated: 01/30/2020 17:41
Changes: 04/24/2018 10:24 (56), 01/30/2020 17:41 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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