CVE-2016-20047 PUBLISHED

EKG Gadu 1.9 Local Buffer Overflow via Username Parameter

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

EKG Gadu 1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the username handling that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized username string. Attackers can trigger the overflow in the strlcpy function by passing a crafted buffer exceeding 258 bytes 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 ekg
Product EKG Gadu
Versions
  • Version 1:1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1 is affected

Credits

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

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE