Buffer overflow in Foundstone Netschedscan
CVE-2016-20050
NetSchedScan 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the scan Hostname/IP field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a crafted payload containing 388 bytes of data followed by 4 bytes of EIP overwrite into the Hostname/IP field to trigger a denial of service condition.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foundstone Netschedscan — versions 1.0
- Mcafee Netschedscan — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39242 (Exploit, VDB Entry, exploit)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netschedscan-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20050?
- CVE-2016-20050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foundstone Netschedscan, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20050?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.