CVE-2017-20227

CRITICAL EPSS 47.2%
Published Mar 28, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Mar 28, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
47.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
varaneckasjad_java_decompiler1.5.8e-1kali1any

References 3

  • varaneckas.com http://www.varaneckas.com/jad/
    Product
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42255
    ExploitVDB Entry
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/jad-8e-1kali1-stack-based-buffer-overflow
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.