CVE catalog
CVE-2023-38665
nasm: CVE-2023-38665
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.31% · Oct 25, 2026
Null pointer dereference in ieee_write_file in nasm 2.16rc0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
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 | vulnerable |
| Debian | nasm | forky | 3.01-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | nasm | trixie | 2.16.03-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | nasm | bookworm | 2.16.01-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | 16.04 | 2.11.06-1really2.11.05-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | 16.04 | 2.11.08-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | 16.04 | 2.11.08-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | 18.04 | 2.13.01-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | 18.04 | 2.13.02-0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | 20.04 | 2.14.02-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | pro | 2.16.01-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | pro | 2.16.01-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | pro | 2.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | pro | 2.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nasm | 25.10 | 2.16.03-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nasm | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nasm | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nasm | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nasm | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.