CVE-2016-20050NetSchedScan 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.
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
mcafee netschedscan mcafee:netschedscan | 1.0 | NVD |
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242exploit, vdb-entry
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netschedscan-buffer-overflow-denial-of-servicethird-party-advisory
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