CVE-2017-20227 identifies a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) in JAD Java Decompiler version 1.5.8e-1kali1 and prior. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and potentially gain full system control by supplying overly long input to the `jad` command, triggering a return-oriented programming chain to spawn a shell. With a CVSSv3.1 score of 9.8 Critical, it poses a severe risk due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no requirement for privileges or user interaction. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and a very low EPSS score, though it has received recent community mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.8e-1kali1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:varaneckas:jad_java_decompiler:1.5.8e-1kali1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.