CVE-2017-17815

Description

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there is an illegal address access in is_mmacro() in asm/preproc.c that will cause a remote denial of service attack, because of a missing check for the relationship between minimum and maximum parameter counts.

Weakness classification

• CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory