CVE-2016-20050

MEDIUM

NetSchedScan 1.0 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Abraham Espinosa · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 3.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
Foundstone/NetSchedScan 1.0
mcafee/netschedscan 1.0
Published Apr 04, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 04, 2026