CVE-2016-20048Disclosure

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

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.

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-2016-20048 📊 Severity: 8.4 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20048 #CVE-2016-20048 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/XRbLnjQ6wn

    Post summary

    This tweet provides a basic alert on CVE‑2016‑20048 with severity information but lacks any actionable or detailed content.

    0000027
    123 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2016-20048 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/--ke… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20048

    Post summary

    The text details a local buffer overflow in iSelect 1.4.0-2+b1 (CVE-2016-20048) that allows local attackers to run arbitrary code by supplying an oversized value to the -k/--key parameter. It does not mention any PoC, exploit tool, active exploitation, or patch.

    0000047
    56.9K followersView on X

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