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High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-20047

CVE-2016-20047

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • Range: 1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1
  • ekg/EKG Gaduv5
    Range: 1:1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1

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