MAWK 1.3.3-17 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
48Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 9.3epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 55% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
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.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
mawk · MAWKpublic PoCs found — 1
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