CVE-2016-20040

TiEmu 3.03-nogdb+dfsg-3 Buffer Overflow via ROM Parameter

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTiEmu

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

TiEmu 3.03-nogdb+dfsg-3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ROM parameter handling that allows local attackers to crash the application or execute arbitrary code. Attackers can supply an oversized ROM parameter to the tiemu command-line interface to overflow the stack buffer and overwrite the instruction pointer with malicious addresses.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

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CVSS

8.4HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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