CVE-2018-16999: Out-of-bounds Write

September 13, 2018 (updated July 13, 2020)

Netwide Assembler (NASM) rc15 has an invalid memory write (segmentation fault) in expand_smacro in preproc.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted input file.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00017.html
bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392508
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16999

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