CVE-2023-38665

Summary

CVE-2023-38665 is a vulnerability affecting nasm 2.16rc0 where a null pointer dereference in the function "ieee_write_file" can be exploited by attackers. This issue results in a denial of service (DoS) attack through crashing the targeted system. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the affected software, making it essential for users to update to a patched version to mitigate the risk. The null pointer dereference flaw in nasm's "ieee_write_file" function poses a significant threat by providing an attack vector for DoS attacks against systems using this version of the software.

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