Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-11111 is a NASM parser flaw where a specially crafted input file can crash the assembler. The public record names NASM 2.14rc0 and describes a heap-based buffer overflow with denial-of-service impact, with other impact left unspecified.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted build-tool availability risk, not an internet-facing emergency based on the supplied evidence. Prioritize remediation where NASM processes third-party source files or supports critical release pipelines.
Technical view
The CVE describes a heap-based buffer overflow in NASM preproc.c reachable through crafted file processing. The supplied data has no CVSS, CWE, or precise downstream affected-package matrix, but Ubuntu and Gentoo published advisories referencing the issue.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on developer workstations, build servers, CI runners, or package-building systems that run NASM against untrusted or externally supplied assembly/source files.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV is false. The described attack condition is processing a crafted file, primarily causing application crash; broader impact is only described as possible and unspecified.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are severity scoring, exact fixed versions outside vendor advisories, and whether the overflow is exploitable beyond crash. Do not infer remote code execution from the phrase “unspecified other impact” without additional evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems with NASM installed, especially build and CI environments.
- Review Ubuntu and Gentoo advisories for vendor-specific patched package guidance.
- Update NASM through trusted OS or vendor package channels where applicable.
- Avoid processing untrusted assembly/source files with affected NASM builds.
- Isolate build jobs that handle third-party source archives.
Validation and detection
- Check installed NASM versions on build hosts and developer images.
- Identify workflows that run NASM on external or user-supplied files.
- Confirm vendor package updates have been applied where advisories apply.
- Review build logs for unexplained NASM crashes during file processing.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392415CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- USN-3694-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- GLSA-201903-19CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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CWE details
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