CVE-2023-51258

yasm: memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a dos

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Published Jan 18, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.259% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/hanxuer/crashes/blob/main/yasm/04/readme.md
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51258

History

May 28, 2025 2:15 PM References updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51258

May 22, 2025 2:45 AM References updated View changes

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References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51258 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51258

Subscriptions

Tortall Yasm

Weaknesses

CWE-401

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 18, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:32 PM
Reserved: Dec 18, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:32 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:32 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 18, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jan 18, 2024, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Jan 18, 2024, 12:00 AM

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