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TI-2025-08097 Aliases CVE-2025-8846GHSA-9frv-6ff8-9gv9

NASM Netwide Assember parser.c parse_line stack-based overflow

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability has been found in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. Affected is the function parse_line of the file parser.c. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00306 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NASMNetwide Assember2.17rc0—No fix listedCNA
  • Netwide Assember VendorNASM Affected 2.17rc0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.17:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*2.17 rc0VulnerableNASM
  • cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.17:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.17 rc0 Vulnerable ·NASM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8846
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9frv-6ff8-9gv9

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2026-05320 Use after free in NASM CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-05321 Out-of-bounds write in NASM CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-05319 Out-of-bounds write in NASM CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01165 Buffer overflow in the error function in preproc.c for NASM 0.98.38 1.2 allows attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2023-20017 Stack-based buffer over-read in disasm in nasm 2.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-20016 Stack-based buffer over-read in function disasm in nasm 2.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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