CVE-2016-20045

High

Description

HNB Organizer 1.9.18-10 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -rc command-line parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious input string exceeding 108 bytes containing shellcode and a return address to overwrite the stack and achieve code execution.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductHnb Project Hierarchical Notebook
PublishedMar 28, 2026
First seenMar 28, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
hnb_project hierarchical_notebookv ≤ 1.9.18-10—

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