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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.6 High

CVE-2016-20038

yTree 1.94-1.1 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

werner yTree

  • 1.94-1.1affected

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