CVE-2016-6042: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Feb 01 2017(Updated: )

IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of objects in memory. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system in the same context as the victim.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

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