CVE-2016-20048

HIGH 8.4

iSelect 1.4.0-2+b1 Local Buffer Overflow via key parameter

CVSS Score

8.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

4th

iSelect 1.4.0-2+b1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized value to the -k/--key parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious argument containing a NOP sled, shellcode, and return address to overflow a 1024-byte stack buffer and gain code execution with user privileges.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	iselect
Product	iselect
Published	Mar 28, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 30, 2026

Stay Ahead of the Next One

Get instant alerts for iselect iselect

Be the first to know when new high vulnerabilities affecting iselect iselect 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

iselect / iSelect

1.4.0-2+b1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41076 ossp.org: http://www.ossp.org/pkg/tool/iselect/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iselect-2-b1-local-buffer-overflow-via-key-parameter

Credits

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