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CVE-2017-17813
"Netswide Assembler PP List Macro Use-After-Free Denial of Service"
Description

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is a use-after-free in the pp_list_one_macro function in asm/preproc.c that will cause a remote denial of service attack, related to mishandling of line-syntax errors.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2017, 3:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 26, 2019, 3:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-17813 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-17813 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Nasm netwide_assembler
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-17813.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392429 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

[ICSE2020] UAFL DataSet

fuzzing

Makefile Roff Shell C++ GDB Perl XS M4 HTML CSS

Updated: 11 months, 4 weeks ago
9 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

Use-after-free testsuite used for fuzzing experiment

Makefile Roff Shell C++ GDB Perl XS M4 HTML CSS

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
7 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 21, 2019, 1:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-17813 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-17813 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assmembler:2.14:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392429 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392429 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assmembler:2.14:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.00%

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