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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53461
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-623-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'nasm' package(s) announced via the DSA-623-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'nasm' package(s) announced via the DSA-623-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jonathan Rockway discovered a buffer overflow in nasm, the general-purpose x86 assembler, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when compiling a maliciously crafted assembler source file.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.98.28cvs-1woody2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.98.38-1.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nasm package.

Affected Software/OS:
'nasm' package(s) on Debian 3.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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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