CVE-2016-20050

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.

Score

CVSS 4.0 6.9 Medium

Status

Analyzed - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-04-04

Last modified

2026-04-06

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

• Netschedscan (Foundstone)
• Netschedscan (Mcafee)

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netschedscan-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service