Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17819
CVE-2017-17819
Description
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is an illegal address access in the function find_cc() in asm/preproc.c that will cause a remote denial of service attack, because pointers associated with skip_white_ calls are not validated.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- repo.or.cz/nasm.git/commit/7524cfd91492e6e3719b959498be584a9ced13afnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingTool SignatureVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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