CVE-2016-20041

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

References

• http://yasr.sourceforge.net/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39734
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yasr-5-buffer-overflow-via-command-line-parameter