Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-31722
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in the nasm 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 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
There exists a heap buffer overflow in nasm 2.16.02rc1 (GitHub commit: b952891).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nasm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31722 |
| Debian:13 | nasm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31722 |
| Debian:14 | nasm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31722 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | nasm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31722 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H