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NVD CRITICAL: CVE-2016-20049 — JAD 1.5.8e-1kali1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability...
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM UTC·Source: NIST NVD
Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 05:46 PM UTC
Executive Summary
JAD 1.5.8e-1kali1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input strings exceeding 8150 bytes to overflow the stack, overwrite return addresses, and execute shellcode in the application context.
Analysis
JAD 1.5.8e-1kali1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input strings exceeding 8150 bytes to overflow the stack, overwrite return addresses, and execute shellcode in the application context.
CVSS Score: 9.8. Published: 2026-03-28T12:16:01.407.