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CVE-2016-20040

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

High8.6EPSS 0.17%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
VulnCheck

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-20040, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)4.0High8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)3.1High8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Deferred4.0High8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.17% · top 94% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.6.

Weakness

Affected products

  • ticalc · Texas Instrument Emulator

    • affected 3.03

References (3)

Sources

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Record last updated .