CVE-2016-20037

xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input strings that exceed buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious command-line arguments with 262 bytes of junk data followed by shellcode to overwrite the instruction pointer and achieve code execution or denial of service.

Score
CVSS 4.0 8.6 High
Status
Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com
Published
2026-03-28
Last modified
2026-03-30
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Affected products

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