{"id":"CVE-2016-20044","title":"PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -m parameter","summary":"PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -m parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious input string with 564 bytes of p…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"surf","product":"pinfo","affected":["pinfo <= 0.6.9-5.1"],"published":"2026-03-28","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T08:10:00.200","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20044","references":[{"url":"http://pinfo.alioth.debian.org/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40023","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pinfo-local-buffer-overflow-via-m-parameter","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00241,"epssPercentile":0.1395,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T08:20:03.907Z","slug":"CVE-2016-20044","body":"## Overview\n\nPInfo 0.6.9-5.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -m parameter. Attackers can craft 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `pinfo <= 0.6.9-5.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}