CVE-2016-20042Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.6 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-28); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-28: 1Mentions · 2026-03-29: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-28: 103-2803-29
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    Disclosure

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2016-20042 📊 Severity: 8.4 🚨 Risk Level: High 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20042 #CVE-2016-20042 #CVE #High #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/MI5Vj76UVY

    Post summary

    A tweet announces the discovery of CVE-2016-20042, noting its high severity and broad product impact, but offers no technical details beyond a reference to NVD.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    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.… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20042

    Post summary

    The text describes a stack buffer overflow (CVE-2016-20042) that permits local attackers to run arbitrary code by providing an oversized argument to the application.

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    56.9K followersView on X

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