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CVE-2016-20044

PInfo

Description

PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -m parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious input string with 564 bytes of padding followed by a return address to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with user privileges.

CVSS 8.4EPSS 0.241%Risk 0.86
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Published
2026-03-28 12:16:00
Affected versions
cannotmatch
Type
Package
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H