CVE-2017-20228 PUBLISHED

Flat Assembler 1.71.21 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow ROP

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

Flat Assembler 1.71.21 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input to the application. Attackers can craft malicious assembly input exceeding 5895 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute return-oriented programming chains for shell command 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 Flatassembler
Product Flat Assembler
Versions
  • Version 1.71.21 is affected

Credits

  • Juan Sacco <juan.sacco@kpn.com> at KPN Red Team - http://www.kpn.com finder

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE