CVE-2016-20050

MEDIUM

6.2

Description

NetSchedScan 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the scan Hostname/IP field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a crafted payload containing 388 bytes of data followed by 4 bytes of EIP overwrite into the Hostname/IP field to trigger a denial of service condition.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.2

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/4/2026

Last Modified4/4/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netschedscan-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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