CVE-2023-31973

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Published May 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a use after free via the function expand_mmac_params at /nasm/nasm-pp.c. Note: Multiple third parties dispute this as a bug and not a vulnerability according to the YASM security policy.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tortall:yasm:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-36262	yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a use after free via the function expand_mmac_params at /nasm/nasm-pp.c. Note: Multiple third parties dispute this as a bug and not a vulnerability according to the YASM security policy.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.310% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/yasm/yasm/issues/207

History

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Subscriptions

Tortall Yasm

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 9, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:03 PM
Reserved: Apr 29, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:03 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:03 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:57 AM

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