CVE-2018-8883

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.13.02rc2

Description The issue is related to a buffer over-read in the parse line function, located in asm/parser.c. This occurs due to uncontrolled access to nasm reg flags.

Recommendations For Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.13.02rc2, consider restricting access to the parse line function in asm/parser.c until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the nasm reg flags variable in the affected function to minimize the risk of exploitation.