CVE-2016-20038

HIGH SEVERITY

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Base Score

8.4 / 10

Vector String

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

Vulnerability 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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

March 28, 2026

Last Modified

March 30, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-787

Source

NVD

Vendor

werner

Product

yTree

External References

http://www.han.de/~werner/ytree.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39406
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ytree-stack-based-buffer-overflow

CVE-2016-20038

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