CVE-2016-20041 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

Yasr 0.6.9-5 contains a buffer overflow caused by supplying an oversized argument to the -p parameter, letting local attackers crash the application or execute arbitrary code, exploit requires local access.

Severity & Score

Impact

Local attackers can crash the application or execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to the latest version.

References

• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yasr-5-buffer-overflow-via-command-line-parameter
• http://yasr.sourceforge.net/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39734

Related Resources

• Vulnerability Intelligence Dashboard
• Credential Scanner