CVE-2016-20038 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

yTree 1.94-1.1 contains a buffer overflow caused by an excessively long argument, letting local attackers execute arbitrary code by overwriting the stack with crafted input, exploit requires local access.

Severity & Score

Impact

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code, potentially gaining full control of the application.

Mitigation

Update to the latest version or apply vendor patches addressing the buffer overflow.

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

Related Resources

• Vulnerability Intelligence Dashboard
• Credential Scanner