CVE•Published 2026-03-28•Modified 2026-04-10•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-20044Surf · Pinfo
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-03-28
Modified 2026-04-10
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-20044Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Surf Pinfo"All exposed Surf Pinfo instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Pinfo"HTTP body or banner mentions "Pinfo" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-20044Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-20044Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-20044Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-20044GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-20044" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.