UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-20038
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038
Upstream
  • CVE-2016-20038
Published
2026-03-28T12:15:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:19.322237194Z
Severity
  • 8.4 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V4 - 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 CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
ytree

Package

Name
ytree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ytree?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.94-1.1
1.94-1.1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ytree",
            "binary_version": "1.94-1.1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
ytree

Package

Name
ytree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ytree?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.94-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ytree",
            "binary_version": "1.94-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
ytree

Package

Name
ytree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ytree?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.99pl1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ytree",
            "binary_version": "1.99pl1-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
ytree

Package

Name
ytree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ytree?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.99pl1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ytree",
            "binary_version": "1.99pl1-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
ytree

Package

Name
ytree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ytree?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.99pl1-2.1
1.99pl1-2.2
1.99pl1-2.2build1
1.99pl1-2.2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ytree",
            "binary_version": "1.99pl1-2.2build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
ytree

Package

Name
ytree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ytree?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.99pl1-2.2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ytree",
            "binary_version": "1.99pl1-2.2build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
ytree

Package

Name
ytree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ytree?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.99pl1-2.2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ytree",
            "binary_version": "1.99pl1-2.2build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20038.json"