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.

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1. Apr 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jul 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Affected

• cpe mcafee/netschedscan1.0

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20050

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 overw

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Exploit · exploit-db.com
• Third Party Advisory · vulncheck.com