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    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
    Yasr
    Product
    Yasr Screen Reader

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High