CVE-2016-20050

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.2
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Netschedscan
PublishedApr 4, 2026
First seenApr 4, 2026

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mcafee netschedscan1.0—

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