CVE-2016-20044CWE-787

CVE-2016-20044

High · published March 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00241 · 14.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2026-03-28T16:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
surf/pinfo≤ 0.6.9-5.1—
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAR 11:58Z
    PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter
    cvelistv5