CVE-2016-20050

6.9 mediumEPSS 0.2%

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

6.9 medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2026-04-04
Modified: 2026-07-20
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

mcafee:netschedscan

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netschedscan-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service

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