nasm: Heap buffer overflow in the preproc.c
Published Jul 8, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, preproc.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.14
Configuration 2
- 14.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nasm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nasm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
nasm
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nasm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nasm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | nasm | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01696) | 76.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01696) | 74.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 46.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 76.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 76.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 73.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 68.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11111 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392415 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472884 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11111
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11111
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11111 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392415 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472884 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11111 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11111 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.