PT-2016-7990
CVE-2016-20044
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Published
2016-01-01
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Updated
2026-10-07
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
PInfo versions 0.6.9 through 0.6.9-5.1
Description
PInfo versions 0.6.9 through 0.6.9-5.1 contain a local buffer overflow vulnerability. Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by providing an oversized argument to the
-m parameter. Attackers can create 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.Recommendations
PInfo version 0.6.9-5.1: Avoid providing oversized arguments to the
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