CVE-2016-20050 | Foundstone NetSchedScan 1.0 Hostname/IP out-of-bounds write (Exploit 39242 / EDB-39242)

VDB-355362 · CVE-2016-20050 · EXPLOIT 39242 FOUNDSTONE NETSCHEDSCAN 1.0 HOSTNAME/IP OUT-OF-BOUNDS WRITE HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 4.6 $0-$5k 1.31- Summaryinfo A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Foundstone NetSchedScan 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Hostname/IP results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-20050. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in Foundstone NetSchedScan 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Hostname/IP with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes: 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. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-20050 since 04/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39242) and EUVD (EUVD-2016-10856). Productinfo Vendor Foundstone Name NetSchedScan Version 1.0 CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6 VulDB Base Score: 3.3 VulDB Temp Score: 3.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 6.2 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Out-of-bounds write CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Access: Public Status: Proof-of-Concept Download: 🔒 Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Exploit-DB: 🔒 Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 04/04/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/04/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: 39242 Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2016-20050 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-20050 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355362 EUVD: 🔒 scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013 Entryinfo Created: 04/04/2026 19:45 Updated: 04/05/2026 01:03 Changes: 04/04/2026 19:45 (79), 04/05/2026 01:03 (1) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:E00:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸