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MEDIUM
CVE-2018-16517
Netwide Assembler (NASM) NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

asm/labels.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) is prone to NULL Pointer Dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

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Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2018, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 10, 2020, 6:19 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-16517 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-2018-16517 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 Nasm netwide_assembler
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2018-16517.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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).

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kedjames/CrashTalk

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Shell Python HTML

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2024, 3:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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nafiez/Vulnerability-Research

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vulnerability reverse-engineering proof-of-concept analysis

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
71 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2018, 8:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 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-2018-16517 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16517 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]

    Nov. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.13.03 *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.13.03 *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.13.03 *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.14.0:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152566/Netwide-Assembler-NASM-2.14rc15-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46726/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

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

    Oct. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392513 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.html No Types Assigned https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/CVE-2018-16517.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16517 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16517 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} 0.00%

score

0.57607

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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