CVE-2016-20038

HIGH

8.4

Description

yTree 1.94-1.1 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long argument to the application. Attackers can craft a malicious command-line argument containing shellcode and a return address to overwrite the stack and execute code in the application context.

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.han.de/~werner/ytree.html(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39406(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

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

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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