2452690 – (CVE-2017-20229) CVE-2017-20229 MAWK: MAWK: Arbitrary Code Execution via Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Bug 2452690 (CVE-2017-20229) - CVE-2017-20229 MAWK: MAWK: Arbitrary Code Execution via Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Summary: CVE-2017-20229 MAWK: MAWK: Arbitrary Code Execution via Stack-based Buffer Ov...

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Status:	NEW
Alias:	CVE-2017-20229
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	high
Severity:	high
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported:	2026-03-28 13:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified:	2026-03-31 17:31 UTC (History)
CC List:	6 users (show)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-28 13:02:54 UTC

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.

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