CVE-2018-8881: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.3v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-8881DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8881
Published 20-03-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-8881 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.09%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 20-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.13.02rc2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function tokenize in asm/preproc.c, related to an unterminated string.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.09%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
65%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.09% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.09%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04
Debian1 product
- nasm< 2.13.02-0.1
Nasm1 product
- netwide_assembler2.13.02:rc2
Ubuntu1 product
- nasm< 2.10.09-1ubuntu0.1 | < 2.11.08-1ubuntu0.1
4 vendors · 4 products
