Assembler crash via unchecked zero divisor
Published Feb 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 11, 2025
Divide by zero in crasm 1.8-3 allows attackers to crash the command-line assembler by supplying a crafted source file. The opdiv function in src/operator.c divides presult->value by parg->value without checking whether the divisor is zero. Exploitation requires the crafted file to be passed to crasm; the resulting arithmetic exception terminates that assembler process without reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
Divide by zero in crasm 1.8-3 allows attackers to crash the command-line assembler by supplying a crafted source file. The opdiv function in src/operator.c divides presult->value by parg->value without checking whether the divisor is zero. Exploitation requires the crafted file to be passed to crasm; the resulting arithmetic exception terminates that assembler process without reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-23109
- Published
- Feb 27, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-369, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- crasm floating-point-exception test caseproof of concept · demonstrated
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