Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-19215 is a memory-read bug in Netwide Assembler 2.14rc16. A specially formed assembly input could make NASM read past allocated heap memory while preprocessing macro parameters. The sources do not provide a CVSS score, confirmed exploit activity, or complete affected-product metadata. Exposure is most likely in developer workstations, CI systems, build containers, or distribution build environments that use NASM 2.14rc16 or vendor packages carrying the vulnerable code. Risk increases if NASM processes assembly from untrusted or externally supplied sources. Handle as a build-tool hygiene issue unless NASM processes untrusted code in your environment. No active exploitation is cited, but unpatched build infrastructure can create operational risk and should be remediated through normal vulnerability management. Mitigation focus: Inventory NASM versions in developer, CI, and build environments.; Update NASM through trusted vendor packages or upstream guidance.; Confirm packages include the referenced upstream fix commit..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392525CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://repo.or.cz/nasm.git/commit/4b5b737d4991578b1918303dc0fd9c9ab5c7ce4fCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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