CVE-2019-6291
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14...
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
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
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
- Record
CVE-2019-6291- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
- Record
CVE-2019-6291- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-15856 No score
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-15856- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjrg-rf9g-9j6r
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14...
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
- Record
GHSA-mjrg-rf9g-9j6r- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-674
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
- Record
CVE-2019-6291- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-6291
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6291- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-6291
An issue was discovered in the function expr6 in eval.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) through 2.14.02. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the expr6 function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '!' or '+' or '-' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted asm file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6291- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
nasmUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.16.01-12.16.01-1build12.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
nasmUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.16.03-1 |
None known |
nasmUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.01-1 |
None known |
nasmUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.16.03-13.01-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-6291 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published January 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.