CVE-2016-20050

MEDIUM

NetSchedScan 1.0 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-20050. PoCs published by Abraham Espinosa.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional proof-of-concept for a local buffer overflow vulnerability in NetSchedScan v1.0. It generates a malformed input file that triggers a crash when pasted into the application's Hostname/IP field.

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

This is a functional proof-of-concept for a local buffer overflow vulnerability in NetSchedScan v1.0. It generates a malformed input file that triggers a crash when pasted into the application's Hostname/IP field.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NetSchedScan v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python to generate the payload file · Local access to NetSchedScan v1.0
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 07, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-39242
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: NetSchedScan 1.0 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netschedscan-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 6.0%
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