CVE-2017-20228Disclosure(flatassembler / flat_assembler)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Flat Assembler 1.71.21 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input to the application. Attackers can craft malicious assembly input exceeding 5895 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute return-oriented programming chains for shell command execution.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • flat_assembler

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-28); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Products
flat_assembler

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-28: 1Mentions · 2026-03-29: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-28: 103-2803-29
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    Disclosure

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2017-20228 📊 Severity: 8.4 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20228 #CVE-2017-20228 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/swdYFiYcc6

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the existence of CVE‑2017‑20228 with a high severity score, but provides no further technical or remediation details.

    0000026
    123 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2017-20228 Flat Assembler 1.71.21 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input to the … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20228

    Post summary

    Disclosed a stack‑based buffer overflow in Flat Assembler 1.71.21 that lets local users execute arbitrary code by providing oversized input.

    0000031
    56.9K followersView on X
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