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Red Hat NASM ASM file buffer overflow vulnerability

Red Hat NASM ASM file buffer overflow vulnerability

Date Discovered: Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Date Published: Thursday, May 05, 2005
Last Updated: Thursday, May 05, 2005

Vulnerability Description

Vulnerability ID:          32893
Discovered By:            anonymous
Exploitable Locally:     No
Exploitable Remotely: Yes
Impact:                        Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code.
Root Cause:                 Software Vulnerability

Red Hat’s NASM package contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking performed when processing certain ASM files. Remote attackers could exploit this vulnerability to overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code.

 

 

More information on CA Vulnerability Information Center: 
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=32893

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2005-05-06 12:08

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