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CVE-2016-20047

EKG Gadu 1.9 Local Buffer Overflow via Username Parameter

High8.6Public exploitEPSS 0.15%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
VulnCheck

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.

Public exploit

A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By VulnCheck

  2. Published

  3. · 2 days later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-20047, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)4.0High8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)3.1High8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis4.0High8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.15% · top 96% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.6.

Weakness

Affected products

References (3)

Sources

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