CVE-2016-20041

HIGH 8.4

Yasr 0.6.9-5 Buffer Overflow via Command-line Parameter

CVSS Score

8.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

4th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	yasr
Product	yasr screen reader
Published	Mar 28, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 30, 2026

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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

yasr / Yasr Screen Reader

0.6.9-5

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

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