CVE-2016-20041 PUBLISHED

Yasr 0.6.9-5 Buffer Overflow via Command-line Parameter

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

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.

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 yasr
Product Yasr Screen Reader
Versions
  • Version 0.6.9-5 is affected

Credits

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

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE