NULL pointer dereference in NASM - CVE-2023-38665
Published: June 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110693
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38665
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the ieee_write_file() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
NASM
openEuler
nasm
nasm-debuginfo
nasm-debugsource
nasm-help
openEuler
nasm
nasm-debuginfo
nasm-debugsource
nasm-help
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38665
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
nasm - addressed in versions 2.15.05-2, 2.15.05-7
nasm-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.15.05-2, 2.15.05-7
nasm-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.15.05-2, 2.15.05-7
nasm-help - addressed in versions 2.15.05-2, 2.15.05-7
nasm-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.15.05-2, 2.15.05-7
nasm-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.15.05-2, 2.15.05-7
nasm-help - addressed in versions 2.15.05-2, 2.15.05-7