Vulnerability · Published Apr 24, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-29579
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the yasm package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
yasm 1.3.0.55.g101bc was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component yasm/yasm+0x43b466 in vsprintf. Note: This has been disputed by third parties who argue this is a bug and not a security issue because yasm is a standalone program not designed to run untrusted code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | yasm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29579 |
| Debian:13 | yasm | 1.3.0-7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29579 |
| Debian:14 | yasm | 1.3.0-7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29579 |