Heap-based buffer overflow in NASM - CVE-2022-44370
Published: December 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84813
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44370
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the quote_for_pmake() function in asm/nasm.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the compiler, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
NASM
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
openEuler
nasm
nasm-debuginfo
nasm-debugsource
nasm-help
dev-lang/nasm
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
openEuler
nasm
nasm-debuginfo
nasm-debugsource
nasm-help
dev-lang/nasm
How to mitigate CVE-2022-44370
Install updates from vendor's website.
nasm - addressed in versions 2.10.07-7.8, 2.15.05-1
nasm - update to 2.15.03-6
nasm-debuginfo - update to 2.15.03-6
nasm-debugsource - update to 2.15.03-6
nasm-help - update to 2.15.03-6
dev-lang/nasm - update to 2.16.01
nasm - update to 2.15.03-6
nasm-debuginfo - update to 2.15.03-6
nasm-debugsource - update to 2.15.03-6
nasm-help - update to 2.15.03-6
dev-lang/nasm - update to 2.16.01