CVE-2016-20043CWE-787

NRSS RSS Reader 0.3.9-1 Stack Buffer Overflow

High · published March 28, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.6 · HIGH
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
EPSS
0.00203 · 9.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2026-03-28T11:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAR 11:58Z
    NRSS RSS Reader 0.3.9-1 Stack Buffer Overflow
    cvelistv5