CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-20037

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

xwpe version 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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can craft malicious command-line arguments, leading to potential code execution or denial of service, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update xwpe to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized access attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS