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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.6 High

CVE-2016-20047

EKG Gadu 1.9 Local Buffer Overflow via Username Parameter

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

ekg EKG Gadu

  • 1:1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1affected

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