CVE-2022-46457

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.16

Description The issue is related to a segmentation violation in the ieee write file component at /output/outieee.c of the Netwide Assembler (NASM). This can lead to a denial of service. The problem is associated with a memory boundary read issue.

Recommendations For Netwide Assembler (NASM) version 2.16, consider updating to a newer version that addresses the segmentation violation issue in the ieee write file component. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the ieee write file function to minimize the risk of exploitation.