CVE-2016-20037

HIGH

xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input strings that exceed buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious command-line arguments with 262 bytes of junk data followed by shellcode to overwrite the instruction pointer and achieve code execution or denial of service.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 3/28/2026Modified: 3/30/2026

Related Intelligence (1)

HIGHVulnerability

NVD HIGH: CVE-2016-20037 — xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability ...

xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input strings that exceed buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious command-line arguments with 262 bytes of junk data followed by shellcode to overwrite the instruction pointer and achieve code execution or denial of service.

CVE-2016-20037
NIST NVD

References (3)

http://www.identicalsoftware.com/xwpehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39285https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xwpe-30a-stack-based-buffer-overflow