CVE-2016-20040

HIGH

8.4

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.4

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/28/2026

Last Modified3/30/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tiemu/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39692(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tiemu-nogdb-dfsg-3-buffer-overflow-via-rom-parameter(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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