A vulnerability has been found in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. Affected by this issue is the function do_directive of the file preproc.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nasm
Nasm netwide Assembler
Vendors & Products Nasm
Nasm netwide Assembler

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:45:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability has been found in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. Affected by this issue is the function do_directive of the file preproc.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Title NASM Netwide Assember preproc.c do_directive use after free
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2025-08-11T10:32:09.151Z

Updated: 2025-08-11T12:34:33.576Z

Reserved: 2025-08-10T15:42:36.258Z

Link: CVE-2025-8842

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-11T12:34:23.417Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-11T11:15:26.767

Modified: 2025-08-11T18:32:48.867

Link: CVE-2025-8842

cve-icon Redhat

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