Memory leak in yasm - CVE-2023-31975

 

Memory leak in yasm - CVE-2023-31975

Published: February 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86048
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31975
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yasm
Software vendor:
www.tortall.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the yasm_intnum_copy() function in /libyasm/intnum.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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