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CVE-2017-20229

  • CRITICAL

ECHO-138C-59C7-4E66

Details

CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4
9.3
NVD published
2026-03-28 12:16:02
EPSS
<0.1% probability · 23.0th percentile — 2026-03-28
Affected versions
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Summary
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.
Remediation
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Exploit info
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