CVE-2016-20041

HIGH

8.4

Description

Yasr 0.6.9-5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application or execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -p parameter. Attackers can invoke yasr with a crafted payload containing junk data, shellcode, and a return address to overwrite the stack and trigger code execution.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.4

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/28/2026

Last Modified3/30/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

http://yasr.sourceforge.net/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39734(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yasr-5-buffer-overflow-via-command-line-parameter(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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