---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `netschedscan = 1.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.