CVE-2016-20041Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.6 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 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

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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-28); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-28: 1Mentions · 2026-03-29: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-28: 103-2803-29
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
General
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-281
Disclosure1
2026-03-291
General1
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2016-20041 📊 Severity: 8.4 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20041 #CVE-2016-20041 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/h8IZ6XtOaz

    Post summary

    The tweet briefly announces CVE‑2016‑20041 with a high severity rating but provides no details about the vulnerability, its impact, or mitigation steps.

    0000017
    123 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    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 argumen… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20041

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2016‑20041, describing a local buffer‑overflow flaw in Yasr 0.6.9‑5 that can lead to arbitrary code execution. It provides the vulnerability details but does not mention exploitation or a fix.

    0000057
    56.9K followersView on X

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