# CVE-2016-20047: EKG Gadu 1.9 Local Buffer Overflow via Username Parameter

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-28 · Updated: 2026-03-30

## Affected

- ekg EKG Gadu: 1:1.9~pre+r2855-3+b1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ekg EKG Gadu, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40392
- http://ekg.chmurka.net/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ekg-gadu-local-buffer-overflow-via-username-parameter

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