CVE-2016-20043

HIGH

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.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 3/28/2026Modified: 3/30/2026

Related Intelligence (1)

HIGHVulnerability

NVD HIGH: CVE-2016-20043 — NRSS RSS Reader 0.3.9-1 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that allo...

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.

CVE-2016-20043
NIST NVD

References (3)

http://www.codezen.org/nrss/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39810https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nrss-rss-reader-1-stack-buffer-overflow