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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-28T11:58:07.645Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-28T11:58:07.645Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-20047 vulnerability.

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