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NVD 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.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
NONE
Momentum
STABLE
⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2016-20047 📊 Severity: 8.4 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20047 #CVE-2016-20047 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/Ovk8lc5pr4
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The tweet announces the discovery of CVE-2016-20047, noting its high severity, but offers no technical or remediation details.
CVE-2016-20047 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… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20047
Post summary
The CVE-2016-20047 affects Gadu 1.9 and introduces a local buffer overflow in username handling, permitting local attackers to run arbitrary code.