CVE-2017-20229 — MAWK 1.3.3-17 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
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-sup…
Published: 2026-03-28 · CVSS: 9.3 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7