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CVE-2016-20047

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CVE-2016-20047

Published: Mar 28, 2026

Modified: Mar 30, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.4

HIGH

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

ekg

EKG Gadu

affected
1:1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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