A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in NASM Netwide Assembler 3.02rc5 . This affects the function obj_directive . This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-6067 . The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.
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VDB-356816 · CVE-2026-6067 · GCVE-0-2026-6067
NASM NETWIDE ASSEMBLER 3.02RC5 OBJ_DIRECTIVE OUT-OF-BOUNDS WRITE
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
5.3 $0-$5k 2.13+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in NASM Netwide Assembler 3.02rc5. This impacts the function obj_directive. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-6067. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NASM Netwide Assembler 3.02rc5. Affected by this issue is the function obj_directive. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netwide Assembler (NASM) due to a lack of bounds checking in the obj_directive() function. This vulnerability can be exploited by a user assembling a malicious .asm file, potentially leading to heap memory corruption, denial of service (crash), and arbitrary code execution.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-6067 since 04/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/10/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Productinfo
Type
Programming Tool Software
Vendor
NASM
Name
Netwide Assembler
Version
3.02rc5
License
open-source
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo
04/10/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/10/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-6067 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6067
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356816
Entryinfo
Created: 04/10/2026 15:51
Updated: 04/10/2026 15:58
Changes: 04/10/2026 15:51 (52), 04/10/2026 15:54 (2), 04/10/2026 15:58 (1)
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