{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-20038","details":"yTree 1.94-1.1 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long argument to the application. Attackers can craft a malicious command-line argument containing shellcode and a return address to overwrite the stack and execute code in the application context.","modified":"2026-04-25T14:01:33.545118Z","published":"2026-03-28T12:15:59.277Z","withdrawn":"2026-04-25T14:01:33.545118Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-20038"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-20038"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ytree","ecosystem":"Debian:11","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ytree?arch=source"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.99pl1-2","1.99pl1-2.1","1.99pl1-2.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-20038.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ytree","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ytree?arch=source"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.99pl1-2.1","1.99pl1-2.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-20038.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ytree","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ytree?arch=source"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.99pl1-2.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-20038.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}