CVE-2022-46457
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at...
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
CVE-2022-46457- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
CVE-2022-46457- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-49262
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
EUVD-2022-49262- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6f54-mmf8-g8cp
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at...
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
GHSA-6f54-mmf8-g8cp- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-12934
CVE-2022-46457 affecting package nasm for versions less than 2.16-1
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
AZL-12934- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
CVE-2022-46457- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-46457
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46457- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-46457 No score
NASM v2.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation in the component ieee_write_file at /output/outieee.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46457- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nasmAzure Linux:2 |
before 2.16-1 | 2.16-1 |
nasmDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.16.01-12.16.03-13.01-1 |
None known |
nasmDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.16.03-13.01-1 |
None known |
nasmDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.16.03-13.01-1 |
None known |
nasmUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.06-1really2.11.05-12.11.08-12.11.08-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
nasmUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.13.01-22.13.02-0.1 |
None known |
nasmUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.14.02-1 |
None known |
qt6-webengineUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.2.2+dfsg-6ubuntu26.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu16.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu26.2.4+dfsg-6ubuntu1 |
None known |
nasmUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.15.05-12.15.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.15.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
qt6-webengineUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.4.2-final+dfsg-116.4.2-final+dfsg-126.4.2-final+dfsg-12build16.4.2-final+dfsg-12ubuntu16.4.2-final+dfsg-12ubuntu76.4.2-final+dfsg-12ubuntu9 |
None known |
qt6-webengineUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu16.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu26.9.2+dfsg-2 |
None known |
qt6-webengineUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.10.2+dfsg-16.10.2+dfsg-46.10.2+dfsg-56.11.2+dfsg-3ubuntu16.11.2+dfsg-3ubuntu2 |
None known |
qt6-webengineUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.9.2+dfsg-26.9.2+dfsg-46.9.2+dfsg-4build16.9.2+dfsg-4build26.10.2+dfsg-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-46457 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published January 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in nasm 2.16-1.
References
bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392809
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46457
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6f54-mmf8-g8cp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-46457
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46457
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46457