National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2719
Original release date:06/16/2008
Last revised:02/12/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (07/04/2008)
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Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of NASM as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=106208&aid=1942146&group_id=6208
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=6208&release_id=606115
External Source: XF
Name: nasm-ppscan-bo(42995)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-648-1
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020259
External Source: BID
Name: 29656
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080611 Re: CVE id request: nasm off-by-one
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080611 CVE id request: nasm off-by-one
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:120
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1811
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32059
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30594
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commit;h=76ec8e73db16f4cf1453a142d03bcc74d528f72f