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CVE-2019-6291

Description

An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of \'!\' or \'+\' or \'-\' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.

Priority: MEDIUM
CVSS v3: 5.5
Component: nasm
Publish Date: Jan 14, 2019
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: MEDIUM
Modified Date: Jan 14, 2019

Find out more about CVE-2019-6291 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Won't Fix LIN10-5309
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Wind River Linux 8 Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 9 Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 7 Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Investigate -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Won't Fix LIN1018-3384
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Wind River Linux LTS 19 Investigate LIN1019-552
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Wind River Linux CD release Investigate -- -- --
Wind River Linux 6 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Investigate -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks 6.9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --

Related Products

Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads

Notes
Requires LTSS - customers must have active LTSS (Long Term Security Shield) Support to receive up-to-date information about vulnerabilities that may affect legacy software. Please contact your Wind River account team or see https://docs.windriver.com/bundle/Support_and_Maintenance_Supplemental_Terms_and_Conditions and https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=plc for more information.
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