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CVE-2016-20044

PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter

CVSS 8.6 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-787
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:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
pinfo · PInfo
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