PT-2017-19481 · Mawk · Mawk

Published 2017-01-01 · Updated 2026-03-28 · CVE-2017-20229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MAWK versions 1.3.3-17 and earlier

Description MAWK versions 1.3.3-17 and prior contain a stack-based buffer overflow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is due to inadequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Attackers can create malicious input that overflows the stack buffer and execute a return-oriented programming chain to spawn a shell with application privileges.

Recommendations Update MAWK to a version later than 1.3.3-17.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-20229

ECHO-138C-59C7-4E66

Affected Products

Mawk

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42357 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20229 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20229 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-20229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/mawk-17-stack-based-buffer-overflow · Note