Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10471 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2719
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p426-497v-jr36
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=106208&aid=1942146&group_id=6208
- https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=6208&release_id=606115
- http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commit%3Bh=76ec8e73db16f4cf1453a142d03bcc74d528f72f
- [oss-security] 20080611 Re: CVE id request: nasm off-by-one
- ADV-2008-1811
- [oss-security] 20080611 CVE id request: nasm off-by-one
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Sources
- CVE-2008-2719 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2719 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p426-497v-jr36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-2719 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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