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CVE-2025-8844

Published: Aug 11, 2025

Modified: Aug 11, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

3.3

LOW

Description

A vulnerability was determined in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. This vulnerability affects the function parse_smacro_template of the file preproc.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Vendor	Product	Versions
NASM	Netwide Assember	affected `2.17rc0`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

References

VDB-319378 | NASM Netwide Assember preproc.c parse_smacro_template null pointer dereference

vdb-entry

technical-description

VDB-319378 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)

signature

permissions-required

Submit #623187 | nasm NASM version 2.17rc0 compiled on Jul 20 2025 and the newest master (888d9ab) Memory Corruption

third-party-advisory

Submit #623196 | nasm NASM version 2.17rc0 compiled on Jul 20 2025 and the newest master (888d9ab) Memory Corruption (Duplicate)

third-party-advisory

Submit #623198 | nasm NASM version 2.17rc0 compiled on Jul 20 2025 and the newest master (888d9ab) Memory Corruption (Duplicate)

third-party-advisory

https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392936

issue-tracking

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10TSdMErFTBtLFIwfh_fia635cmtmFuei/view?usp=drive_link

exploit

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