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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.6 High

CVE-2016-20048

iSelect 1.4.0-2+b1 Local Buffer Overflow via key parameter

Description

iSelect 1.4.0-2+b1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized value to the -k/--key parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious argument containing a NOP sled, shellcode, and return address to overflow a 1024-byte stack buffer and gain code execution with user privileges.

Affected products

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

iselect iSelect

  • 1.4.0-2+b1affected

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