CVE-2016-20041 HIGH

CVE-2016-20041: Yasr 0.6.9-5 Buffer Overflow via Command-line Parameter

Vendor Yasr
Product Yasr Screen Reader
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published March 28, 2026
Last update March 30, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2026 CVE published
March 30, 2026 Record updated