CVE-2016-9957 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in the game-music-emu library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9957?
CVE-2016-9957 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 12 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in game-music-emu before 0.6.1.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9957?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Game-Music-Emu Project Game-Music-Emu, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Opensuse Project Leap, Suse Linux Enterprise, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9957?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-9957 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9957 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Leap
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9957, GHSA-x8w4-hgv4-rjx8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9957.