CVE-2016-20038

HIGH 8.4

yTree 1.94-1.1 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

CVSS Score

8.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

2th

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.

CWE	CWE-787
Vendor	werner
Product	ytree
Published	Mar 28, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 30, 2026

Stay Ahead of the Next One

Get instant alerts for werner ytree

Be the first to know when new high vulnerabilities affecting werner ytree are published — delivered to Slack, Telegram or Discord.

Get Free Alerts → Free · No credit card · 60 sec setup

CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

werner / yTree

1.94-1.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Juan Sacco - http://www.exploitpack.com [email protected]