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nasm: off-by-one error

Package(s):nasm CVE #(s):CVE-2008-2719
Created:June 23, 2008 Updated:June 25, 2008
Description: From the CVE entry: Off-by-one error in the ppscan function (preproc.c) in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.02 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Alerts:
Mandriva MDVSA-2008:120 2008-06-21
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