CVE-2016-20040 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-20040

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

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Juan Sacco - http://www.exploitpack.com -

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Texas Instrument Emulator
Vulnerable Versions:
3.03

Timeline

Official Publish: March 28th, 2026
Last Modified: April 1st, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)