CVE-2016-20044 PUBLISHED

PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 28.03.2026 Published: 28.03.2026 Updated: 28.03.2026

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 padding followed by a return address to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with user privileges.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor pinfo
Product PInfo
Versions
  • Version 0.6.9-5.1 is affected

Credits

  • Juan Sacco - http://www.exploitpack.com - jsacco@exploitpack.com finder

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE