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GHSA-QFHH-979F-M8JG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-28 12:30 – Updated: 2026-03-28 12:30

Details

JAD Java Decompiler 1.5.8e-1kali1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input passed to the jad command to overflow the stack and execute a return-oriented programming chain that spawns a shell.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2017-20227 (GCVE-0-2017-20227)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-28 11:58 – Updated: 2026-04-01 13:59

Title

JAD 1.5.8e-1kali1 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

Summary

Severity ?

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42255	exploit
	http://www.varaneckas.com/jad/	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/jad-8e-1kali…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Varaneckas	JAD Java Decompiler	Affected: 1.5.8e

Date Public ?

2017-06-26 00:00

Credits

Juan Sacco <juan.sacco@kpn.com> at KPN Red Team - http://www.kpn.com

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-QFHH-979F-M8JG

CVE-2017-20227 (GCVE-0-2017-20227)

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