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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-28T11:58:04.603Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-28T11:58:04.603Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-20043 vulnerability.

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