CVE-2016-20045 PUBLISHED

HNB Organizer 1.9.18-10 Local Buffer Overflow via -rc Parameter

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

HNB Organizer 1.9.18-10 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -rc command-line parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious input string exceeding 108 bytes containing shellcode and a return address to overwrite the stack and achieve code execution.

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 hnb
Product HNB
Versions
  • Version 1.9.18-10 is affected

Credits

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

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE