CVE-2016-20050

NetSchedScan 1.0 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

Published Apr 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mcafee
Mcafee netschedscan
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:netschedscan:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mcafee
Mcafee netschedscan
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foundstone
Foundstone netschedscan
Vendors & Products Foundstone
Foundstone netschedscan
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title NetSchedScan 1.0 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Apr 6, 2026, 4:43 PM
Reserved
Apr 4, 2026, 1:29 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 4, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Jul 20, 2026, 8:10 PM