CVE-2016-20050 MEDIUM

CVE-2016-20050: NetSchedScan 1.0 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

Vendor Foundstone
Product NetSchedScan
Weakness CWE-787
Published April 4, 2026
Last update April 6, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

NetSchedScan 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the scan Hostname/IP field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a crafted payload containing 388 bytes of data followed by 4 bytes of EIP overwrite into the Hostname/IP field to trigger a denial of service condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 4, 2026 CVE published
April 6, 2026 Record updated