CVE-2016-20044

PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter

8.6 High

PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -m parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious input string with 564 bytes of padding followed by a return address to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with user privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Up 0.2 points since Mar 28, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.6

PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 Local Buffer Overflow via -m Parameter

Record: CVE-2016-20044
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-10843 8.6

Record: EUVD-2016-10843
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7g7-mr3x-xq5v 8.6

PInfo 0.6.9-5.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to...

Record: GHSA-v7g7-mr3x-xq5v
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS: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
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.6

Record: CVE-2016-20044
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS: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
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-20044 8.4

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-20044
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-20044 8.6

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-20044
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pinfo` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.9-5.10.6.9-5.1build1	None known
`pinfo` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.9-5.1build20.6.9-5.2	None known
`pinfo` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.13-1	None known
`pinfo` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.13-1.1	None known
`pinfo` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.13-1.30.6.13-1.3build10.6.13-1.3build2	None known
`pinfo` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.13-2	None known
`pinfo` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.13-2build1	None known
`pinfo` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.6.13-20.6.13-2build1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-20044 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Pinfo, published March 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.