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CRITICAL
CVE-2020-24978
NASM pp_tokline Double-Free Vulnerability
Description

In NASM 2.15.04rc3, there is a double-free vulnerability in pp_tokline asm/preproc.c. This is fixed in commit 8806c3ca007b84accac21dd88b900fb03614ceb7.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2020, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 2, 2022, 4:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-24978 has a 1 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-2020-24978 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
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-2020-24978.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392712 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor 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).

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
176 stars 24 fork 24 watcher
Born at : June 15, 2020, 2:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 692 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-24978 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-24978 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:network_assembler:2.15.04:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.15.04:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Access Complexity Insufficient Information
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392712 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392712 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-415
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nasm:network_assembler:2.15.04:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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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-2020-24978 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.27 }} -0.03%

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0.68277

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