CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2719

nasm: CVE-2008-2719

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 16, 2008, 11:41:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 10.47% · Oct 25, 2026

Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	nasm	sid	`3.01-1`	fixed
Debian	nasm	forky	`3.01-1`	fixed
Debian	nasm	trixie	`2.16.03-1`	fixed
Debian	nasm	bookworm	`2.16.01-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	nasm	source	sid	`2.03.01-1`	low	Not reported	[486715]
Debian	nasm	source	forky	`2.03.01-1`	low	Not reported	[486715]
Debian	nasm	source	trixie	`2.03.01-1`	low	Not reported	[486715]
Debian	nasm	source	bookworm	`2.03.01-1`	low	Not reported	[486715]

[Debian bug #486715]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[nasm]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.16.01-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.03.01-1
  dsa · nasm · debian · bookworm; dsa · nasm · debian · 12
- 2.16.01-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.03.01-1
  dsa · nasm · debian · bookworm; dsa · nasm · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[nasm]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.16.03-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.03.01-1
  dsa · nasm · debian · 13
- 2.16.03-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.03.01-1
  dsa · nasm · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:12 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]