CVE-2016-20038Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.6 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

yTree 1.94-1.1 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long argument to the application. Attackers can craft a malicious command-line argument containing shellcode and a return address to overwrite the stack and execute code in the application context.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-03-28: 2Technical Details · 2026-03-28: 103-28
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    Disclosure

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2016-20038 📊 Severity: 8.4 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20038 #CVE-2016-20038 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/3Mjxc7PZrW

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the discovery of CVE-2016-20038, noting its severity (8.4) and high risk, with a reference to the NVD entry.

    0000026
    123 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2016-20038 yTree 1.94-1.1 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long argument to… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20038

    Post summary

    The tweet highlights a stack-based buffer overflow in yTree 1.94-1.1 that enables local code execution, but it lacks any mention of PoC, exploit code, patch, or active exploitation evidence.

    0000058
    56.9K followersView on X

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