A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netwide Assembler (NASM) due to a lack of bounds checking in the obj_directive() function. This vulnerability can be exploited by a user assembling a malicious .asm file, potentially leading to heap memory corruption, denial of service (crash), and arbitrary code execution.
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| https://github.com/netwide-assembler/nasm/issues/203 |
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| Description | A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netwide Assembler (NASM) due to a lack of bounds checking in the obj_directive() function. This vulnerability can be exploited by a user assembling a malicious .asm file, potentially leading to heap memory corruption, denial of service (crash), and arbitrary code execution. | |
| Title | CVE-2026-6067 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-10T14:58:07.818Z
Reserved: 2026-04-10T13:26:16.675Z
Link: CVE-2026-6067
Updated: 2026-04-10T14:57:45.406Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-10T14:16:38.620
Modified: 2026-04-10T14:16:38.620
Link: CVE-2026-6067
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Updated: 2026-04-10T14:40:42Z