CVE-2016-20038 PUBLISHED

yTree 1.94-1.1 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 28.03.2026 Published: 28.03.2026 Updated: 28.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor werner
Product yTree
Versions
  • Version 1.94-1.1 is affected

Credits

  • Juan Sacco - http://www.exploitpack.com -jsacco@exploitpack.com finder

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE