CVE-2016-20042
TRN 3.6-23 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the application. Attackers can craft a malicious command-line argument with 156 bytes of padding followed by a return address to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with user privileges.
Published:Mar 28, 2026
Last Modified:Mar 30, 2026
EPS:Mar 28, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00013
CVSS Score:8.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Trn
Product
Threaded Usenet News Reader
Trn
Threaded Usenet News Reader
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
