CVE-2016-20044

HIGH SEVERITY

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Base Score

8.4 / 10

Vector String

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

Vulnerability Description

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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

March 28, 2026

Last Modified

March 30, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-787

Source

NVD

Vendor

pinfo

Product

PInfo

External References

http://pinfo.alioth.debian.org/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40023
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pinfo-local-buffer-overflow-via-m-parameter

CVE-2016-20044

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