yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function yasm_intnum_copy at…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function yasm_intnum_copy at /libyasm/intnum.c. Note: Multiple third parties dispute this as a bug and not a vulnerability according to the YASM security policy.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00467 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yasm_project:yasm:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Yasm Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:yasm_project:yasm:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Yasm Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31975
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g56w-fm5h-cwrp
References
Advisory 17
- [oss-security] 20230620 CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230622 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230621 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230622 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230623 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230623 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230623 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230623 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230623 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
- [oss-security] 20230624 Re: CVE-2023-31975: memory leak in yasm
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- TI-2023-27058 Use After Free vulnerability in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-31975 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-31975 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g56w-fm5h-cwrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-31975 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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