CVE-2016-20041 | Yasr Screen Reader 0.6.9-5 -p path traversal (Exploit 39734 / EDB-39734)

VDB-354089 · CVE-2016-20041 · EXPLOIT 39734 YASR SCREEN READER 0.6.9-5 -P PATH TRAVERSAL HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.6 $0-$5k 2.16+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Yasr Screen Reader 0.6.9-5. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument -p leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-20041. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Detailsinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Yasr Screen Reader 0.6.9-5. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument -p with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: Yasr 0.6.9-5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application or execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -p parameter. Attackers can invoke yasr with a crafted payload containing junk data, shellcode, and a return address to overwrite the stack and trigger code execution. The weakness was shared by Juan Sacco as 39734. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-20041 since 03/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (39734). Productinfo Vendor Yasr Name Screen Reader Version 0.6.9-5 CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6 VulDB Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Temp Score: 4.8 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 8.4 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Path traversal CWE: CWE-22 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Access: Public Status: Proof-of-Concept Download: 🔒 EPSS Score: 🔒 EPSS Percentile: 🔒 Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Exploit-DB: 🔒 Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 03/28/2026 Advisory disclosed 03/28/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 03/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: 39734 Researcher: Juan Sacco Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2016-20041 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-20041 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354089 scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013 Entryinfo Created: 03/28/2026 21:52 Changes: 03/28/2026 21:52 (80) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:41D:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸