CVE-2023-49557
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the...
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
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 in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
CVE-2023-49557- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
CVE-2023-49557- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53514
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53514- 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-92hj-6r7m-gqhh
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the...
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
GHSA-92hj-6r7m-gqhh- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-33354
CVE-2023-49557 affecting package yasm 1.3.0-17
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
AZL-33354- 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
OSVAZL-35394
CVE-2023-49557 affecting package yasm 1.3.0-17
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
AZL-35394- 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
- 2026-11-05
OSV
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
CVE-2023-49557- 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-2023-49557
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49557- 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-2023-49557
An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the yasm_section_bcs_first function in the libyasm/section.c component.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49557- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
yasmAzure Linux:2 |
through 1.3.0-17 | None known |
yasmAzure Linux:3 |
through 1.3.0-17 | None known |
yasmDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-41.3.0-51.3.0-61.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-21.3.0-2build1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2build11.3.0-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2.1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-4 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-51.3.0-7 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-49557 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Yasm Project Yasm, published January 2, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.