CVE-2016-20037CWE-787

xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

High · published March 28, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00148 · 3.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2026-03-28T11:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAR 11:57Z
    xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
    cvelistv5