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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-28 | Published 2026-03-28 | Updated 2026-03-30 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
HIGH: 8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Out-of-bounds Write

Product status

0.6.9-5.1
affected

Credits

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

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40023 (ExploitDB-40023) exploit

pinfo.alioth.debian.org/ (Official Product Homepage) product

www.vulncheck.com/...o-local-buffer-overflow-via-m-parameter (VulnCheck Advisory: PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2016-20044)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2016-20044)

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