#VU84812 Input validation error in NASM - CVE-2020-21528

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#VU84812 Input validation error in NASM - CVE-2020-21528

Published: December 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84812
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-21528
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NASM
Software vendor:
nasm.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the ieee_segment() function in outieee.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted assembly file to the compiler and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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