CVE-2025-8843
Publication date 11 August 2025
Last updated 13 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
A vulnerability was found in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. This affects the function macho_no_dead_strip of the file outmacho.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why is this CVE low priority?
localhost access is needed
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| nasm | 25.04 plucky |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.3 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8843
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392934
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRHWdjW6FGHDV0CMJe8VinmCQ4vP9ZpR/view?usp=drive_link
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319377
- https://vuldb.com/?id.319377
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.623185
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.623186