CVE-2016-20048 HIGH

CVE-2016-20048: iSelect 1.4.0-2+b1 Local Buffer Overflow via key parameter

Vendor Iselect
Product iSelect
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

iSelect 1.4.0-2+b1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized value to the -k/--key parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious argument containing a NOP sled, shellcode, and return address to overflow a 1024-byte stack buffer and gain code execution with user privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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