CVE-2008-2719 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.47% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nasm | netwide assembler |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NASM 2.0 - 'ppscan()' Off-by-One Buffer Overflow | 2008-06-21 |
References
- http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commit%3Bh=76ec8e73db16f4cf1453a142d03bcc74d528f72f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30594
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32059
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:120
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29656
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020259
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-648-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1811
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42995
- https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=6208&release_id=606115
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=106208&aid=1942146&group_id=6208
- http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commit%3Bh=76ec8e73db16f4cf1453a142d03bcc74d528f72f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30594
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32059
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:120
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29656
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