CVE-2016-20044 (GCVE-0-2016-20044)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-28 11:58 – Updated: 2026-07-15 01:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-30 15:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40023 | exploit |
| http://pinfo.alioth.debian.org/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pinfo-local-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2016-06-27 00:00
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