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.

CVSS v3 8.4 HIGH

8.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://sourceforge.net/projects/trn/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39764
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/trn-23-stack-buffer-overflow-local-code-execution

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-28 12:16

Updated : 2026-03-30 13:26

NVD link : CVE-2016-20042

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20042

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20042

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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