CVE-2020-21686: Medium severity netwide assembler (nasm) vulnerability
Published Aug 22, 2023
·Updated
A stack-use-after-scope issue discovered in expandmmacparams function in preproc.c in nasm before 2.15.04 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted asm file.
Affected Software
1 affected component
nasm Netwide Assembler<2.15.04
Event History
Aug 22, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-21686.
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What is the severity of CVE-2020-21686?
The severity of CVE-2020-21686 is medium.
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What is the affected software for CVE-2020-21686?
The affected software for CVE-2020-21686 is Nasm Netwide Assembler version 2.15.04.
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What is the description of CVE-2020-21686?
CVE-2020-21686 is a stack-use-after-scope issue discovered in the expand_mmac_params function in preproc.c in Nasm Netwide Assembler before version 2.15.04, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted asm file.
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Is there any reference available for CVE-2020-21686?
Yes, you can refer to this link for more information: [CVE-2020-21686](https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392643)