SecuriTricks - CVE-2016-20045

Description

HNB Organizer 1.9.18-10 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -rc command-line parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious input string exceeding 108 bytes containing shellcode and a return address to overwrite the stack and achieve code execution.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hnb Organizer	Hnb Organizer	1.9.18

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	hnb_organizer	hnb_organizer	1.9.18	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

http://hnb.sourceforge.net/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40025

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hnb-organizer-10-local-buffer-overflow-via-rc-parameter

CVSS Score

8.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS: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

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Timeline

Published: March 28, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified: March 28, 2026, 12:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2016-20045