CVE-2023-49555
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 3, 2024
Updated: Jan 9, 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-49555 is a vulnerability affecting YASM version 1.3.0.86.g9def. An attacker can remotely trigger a denial of service by exploiting a flaw in the expand_smacro function within the nasm-pp.c component of the modules/preprocs/nasm directory. The vulnerability does not involve direct code execution but instead causes the YASM assembler to crash or become unresponsive, leading to service disruption. The exact cause of the issue remains undisclosed, but it is advised that users upgrade to a patched version of YASM to mitigate this risk.
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