CVE-2016-20038

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

References

• http://www.han.de/~werner/ytree.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39406
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ytree-stack-based-buffer-overflow