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TI-2018-06423 Aliases CVE-2018-8881GHSA-x2vw-jwp7-h598

Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.13.02rc2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function…

Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.13.02rc2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function tokenize in asm/preproc.c, related to an unterminated string.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01089 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.13.02:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.13.02 rc2VulnerableNASM
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.13.02:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.13.02 rc2 Vulnerable ·NASM
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8881
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2vw-jwp7-h598

References

Advisory 4

Sources

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