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…

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1. Mar 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20041

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• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 ret

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · yasr.sourceforge.net
• Reference · exploit-db.com
• Reference · vulncheck.com