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CVE-2016-20038

yTree 1.94-1.1 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

High8.6EPSS 0.18%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
VulnCheck

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-20038, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)4.0High8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)3.1High8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Deferred4.0High8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.6.

Weakness

Affected products

  • werner · yTree

    • affected 1.94-1.1

References (3)

Sources

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Record last updated .