CVE-2016-20041
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.
Published:Mar 28, 2026
Last Modified:Mar 30, 2026
EPS:Mar 28, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00017
CVSS Score:8.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Yasr
Product
Yasr Screen Reader
Yasr
Yasr Screen Reader
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
