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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.6 High

CVE-2016-20041

Yasr 0.6.9-5 Buffer Overflow via Command-line Parameter

Description

Yasr 0.6.9-5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application or execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -p parameter. Attackers can invoke yasr with a crafted payload containing junk data, shellcode, and a return address to overwrite the stack and trigger code execution.

Affected products

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

yasr Yasr Screen Reader

  • 0.6.9-5affected

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