NASM Netwide Assembler 3.02rc5 obj_directive out-of-bounds write
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in NASM Netwide Assembler 3.02rc5. This impacts the function obj_directive. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-6067. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NASM Netwide Assembler 3.02rc5. Affected by this issue is the function obj_directive. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netwide Assembler (NASM) due to a lack of bounds checking in the obj_directive() function. This vulnerability can be exploited by a user assembling a malicious .asm file, potentially leading to heap memory corruption, denial of service (crash), and arbitrary code execution.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-6067 since 04/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/10/2026).
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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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/10/2026 Advisory disclosed04/10/2026 CVE reserved
04/10/2026 VulDB entry created
04/10/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-6067 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6067
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356816
Entry
Created: 04/10/2026 15:51Updated: 04/10/2026 15:58
Changes: 04/10/2026 15:51 (52), 04/10/2026 15:54 (2), 04/10/2026 15:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:2C1:103
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