CVE-2016-20047CWE-787

EKG Gadu 1.9 Local Buffer Overflow via Username Parameter

High · published March 28, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

EKG Gadu 1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the username handling that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized username string. Attackers can trigger the overflow in the strlcpy function by passing a crafted buffer exceeding 258 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with user privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00150 · 3.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2026-03-28T11:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAR 11:58Z
    EKG Gadu 1.9 Local Buffer Overflow via Username Parameter
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