{"id":"CVE-2016-20050","title":"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","summary":"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 byt…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"mcafee","product":"netschedscan","affected":["netschedscan = 1.0"],"published":"2026-04-04","updated":"2026-07-20","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20050","references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netschedscan-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00165,"epssPercentile":0.06109,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-21T16:51:40.897Z","slug":"CVE-2016-20050","body":"## Overview\n\nNetSchedScan 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `netschedscan = 1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}