High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2026· Updated Apr 10, 2026
CVE-2016-20044
CVE-2016-20044
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.
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References
3- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40023nvdExploitVDB Entry
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pinfo-local-buffer-overflow-via-m-parameternvdThird Party Advisory
- pinfo.alioth.debian.orgnvdBroken LinkProduct
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