CVE-2016-20041
8.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| yasr | Yasr Screen Reader | 0.6.9-5 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39734
- http://yasr.sourceforge.net/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yasr-5-buffer-overflow-via-command-line-parameter
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