A vulnerability was found in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. This affects the function macho_no_dead_strip of the file outmacho.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Nasm
  • Netwide Assembler

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References
Link Providers
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392934 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRHWdjW6FGHDV0CMJe8VinmCQ4vP9ZpR/view?usp=drive_link cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319377 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?id.319377 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?submit.623185 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?submit.623186 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nasm
Nasm netwide Assembler
Vendors & Products Nasm
Nasm netwide Assembler

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was found in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. This affects the function macho_no_dead_strip of the file outmacho.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Title NASM Netwide Assember outmacho.c macho_no_dead_strip heap-based overflow
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-122
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: 2025-08-11T11:02:09.017Z

Updated: 2025-08-11T12:33:44.615Z

Reserved: 2025-08-10T15:55:52.944Z

Link: CVE-2025-8843

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-11T12:33:33.504Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-11T11:15:27.440

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

Link: CVE-2025-8843

cve-icon Redhat

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