CVE-2016-20043

HIGH

NRSS RSS Reader 0.3.9-1 Stack Buffer Overflow

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Juan Sacco · pythonlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39810

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
nrss/nrss < 0.3.9-1
nrss/NRSS Reader 0.3.9
Published Mar 28, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 29, 2026