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NVD description
MAWK 1.3.3-17 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting inadequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Attackers can craft malicious input that overflows the stack buffer and execute a return-oriented programming chain to spawn a shell with application privileges.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
YES
Patch
NONE
Momentum
STABLE
If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.
| Date | Total | Labels |
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| 2026-03-28 | 3 | Disclosure3 |
| 2026-03-29 | 2 | Disclosure1General1 |
🔍 Today's Top Vulnerabilities 🔴 CVE-2018-25220 | CVSS 9.8 🔴 CVE-2017-20229 | CVSS 9.8 🔴 CVE-2018-25223 | CVSS 9.8 🔗 http://ctiwatch.cloud/vulnerabilities #CVE #Vulnerability #ThreatIntel
Post summary
The tweet lists three high‑score CVEs with their CVSS ratings, but offers no details on PoCs, exploit code, active exploitation, patches, or debunking. It serves merely as a brief reference to these vulnerabilities.
⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2017-20229 📊 Severity: 9.8 🚨 Risk Level: Critical 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20229 #CVE-2017-20229 #CVE #Critical #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/th2csdUFSP
Post summary
The tweet announces CVE-2017-20229 as a critical vulnerability with a 9.8 severity score but offers no technical exploitation details, patches, or PoC.
CVE-2017-20229 MAWK 1.3.3-17 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting inadequate boundary checks … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20229
Post summary
The text announces a stack-based buffer overflow in MAWK 1.3.3-17 and earlier, enabling arbitrary code execution via inadequate boundary checks.
[CVE-2017-20229: CRITICAL] Vulnerability in MAWK 1.3.3-17 and earlier versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via stack-based buffer overflow from inadequate boundary checks on user input.#cve,CVE-2017-20229,#cybersecurity https://cvefind.com/CVE-2017-20229
Post summary
The tweet announces CVE‑2017‑20229 as a critical stack‑based buffer overflow in MAWK that permits arbitrary code execution, but offers no PoC, exploit code, or mitigation details.
🚨 CVE-2017-20229: MAWK 1.3.3-17 Stack-Based Buffer... ROP chains against a text processor that's probably embedded in half your shell scripts - MAWK's stack smashing turns a... https://zerodaysignal.com/vulnerability/CVE-2017-20229 #netsec #vulnerability #CVE #sysadmin #zeroday
Post summary
This post announces the discovery of a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE‑2017‑20229) in MAWK, providing a link for further details but no PoC, exploit code, or mitigation information.
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| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | invisible-island | mawk | - | - | - |