CVE-2016-20041

HIGH

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 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-2016-20041 — Yasr 0.6.9-5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attacker...

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.

CVE-2016-20041
NIST NVD

References (3)

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