High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2026· Updated Apr 10, 2026
CVE-2016-20043
CVE-2016-20043
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: = 0.3.9-1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39810nvdExploitVDB Entry
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nrss-rss-reader-1-stack-buffer-overflownvdThird Party Advisory
- www.codezen.org/nrss/nvdBroken LinkProduct
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