CVE-2017-20225

TiEmu 2.08 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

9.3 Critical

TiEmu 2.08 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting inadequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Attackers can trigger the overflow through command-line arguments passed to the application, leveraging ROP gadgets to bypass protections and execute shellcode in the application context.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.81%Up 0.7 points since Mar 28, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.3

TiEmu 2.08 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Record: CVE-2017-20225
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-18943 9.3

Record: EUVD-2017-18943
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx64-j73p-5q5q 9.3

TiEmu 2.08 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers...

Record: GHSA-cx64-j73p-5q5q
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/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
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.3

Record: CVE-2017-20225
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/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
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-20225 9.3

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20225
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/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
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-20225 9.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-20225
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ticalc tiemu

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`tiemu` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04~git20220826.cda2db4+dfsg-2	None known
`tiemu` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.03-nogdb+dfsg-3	None known
`tiemu` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04~git20110801-nogdb+dfsg-1	None known
`tiemu` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04~git20110801-nogdb+dfsg1-2	None known
`tiemu` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04~git20110801-nogdb+dfsg1-23.04~git20110801-nogdb+dfsg1-2build1	None known
`tiemu` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04~git20220826.cda2db4+dfsg-23.04~git20220826.cda2db4+dfsg-2build13.04~git20220826.cda2db4+dfsg-2build2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-20225 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ticalc Tiemu, published March 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.