NASM 2.03.01 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in NASM 2.03.01. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-7177. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NASM 2.03.01 (Programming Tool Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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:

Buffer overflow in the listing module in Netwide Assembler (NASM) before 2.03.01 has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2719.

The weakness was published 09/08/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-7177 since 09/07/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33369 (Fedora 9 : nasm-2.03.01-1.fc9 (2008-5473)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.03.01 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43441), Tenable (33369), SecurityFocus (BID 29955†), Secunia (SA30836†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020378†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33369
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : nasm-2.03.01-1.fc9 (2008-5473)
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OpenVAS ID: 860499
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NASM 2.03.01

Timelineinfo

06/26/2008 🔍
06/26/2008 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2008 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2008 +1 days 🔍
07/02/2008 +5 days 🔍
09/07/2009 +432 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2017 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1495 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-7177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49835
X-Force: 43441
SecurityFocus: 29955 - NASM Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30836 - Fedora update for nasm, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1020378
Vupen: ADV-2008-1939

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/21/2019 18:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (73), 04/21/2019 18:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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