CVE-2016-20037

HIGH

8.4

Description

xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input strings that exceed buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious command-line arguments with 262 bytes of junk data followed by shellcode to overwrite the instruction pointer and achieve code execution or denial of service.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.18.4

SeveriteHIGH

Vecteur CVSSCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vecteur d'attaqueLOCAL

ComplexiteLOW

Privileges requisNONE

Interaction utilisateurNONE

Publie3/28/2026

Derniere modification3/30/2026

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.identicalsoftware.com/xwpe(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39285(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xwpe-30a-stack-based-buffer-overflow(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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