# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9957, GHSA-x8w4-hgv4-rjx8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9957

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9957?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Game-Music-Emu Project Game-Music-Emu, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Opensuse Project Leap, Suse Linux Enterprise, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9957?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2016-9958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9958/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-9959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9959/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-17446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17446/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9957 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Leap. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9957/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9957/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9957
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9957
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9957

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9957/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.