Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50481
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu 4.10 USN-45-1 (nasm)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to nasm announced via advisory USN-45-1. Jonathan Rockway discovered a locally exploitable buffer overflow in the error() function of nasm. If an attacker tricked a user into assembling a malicious source file, they could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user that runs nasm. The following packages are affected: nasm Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 0.98.38-1ubuntu0.1. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2004-December/000047.html Risk factor : Critical CVSS Score: 10.0
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1287 http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/nasm.txt https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11299 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-381.html XForce ISS Database: nasm-preprocc-bo(18540) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18540
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