CVE-2016-20048EPSS p5.4%

CVE-2016-20048CVE-2016-20048

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.

Scoring

CVSS 8.4 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.17% probability of exploitation · percentile 5.4% · 2026-10-10T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-10-07
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