Security Advisory

CVE-2017-20228

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-03-28 12:00:07
Last updated 2026-03-30 17:22:57
Assigner VulnCheck
CVSS score 8.6
State PUBLISHED

Description

Flat Assembler 1.71.21 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input to the application. Attackers can craft malicious assembly input exceeding 5895 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute return-oriented programming chains for shell command execution.