NULL pointer dereference in Netwide Assembler - CVE-2018-19209
Published: November 12, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36431
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19209
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Netwide Assembler
Affected software:
Netwide Assembler
Netwide Assembler
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the function find_label in asm/labels.c that will lead to a DoS attack. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19209
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.