VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-20050

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-04
Last modified2026-07-20
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references