CVE-2016-20043

HIGH

8.4

Description

NRSS RSS Reader 0.3.9-1 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -F parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious input with 256 bytes of padding followed by a controlled EIP value to overwrite the return address and achieve code execution.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.18.4

SeveriteHIGH

Vecteur CVSSCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vecteur d'attaqueLOCAL

ComplexiteLOW

Privileges requisNONE

Interaction utilisateurNONE

Publie3/28/2026

Derniere modification3/30/2026

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.codezen.org/nrss/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39810(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nrss-rss-reader-1-stack-buffer-overflow(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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