CVE-2008-2719
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 10.5%EU EUVD
Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 10.5% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2712)
- Published
- June 16, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2712 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- nasm / netwide assembler
References
- http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commit%3Bh=76ec8e73db16f4cf1453a142d03bcc74d528f72f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30594(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32059
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:120
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29656
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020259
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-648-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1811
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42995
- https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=6208&release_id=606115
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=106208&aid=1942146&group_id=6208
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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