Stack-based buffer overflow in game-music-emu before 0.6.1.
Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in game-music-emu before 0.6.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01928 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | Opensuse Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:game-music-emu_project:game-music-emu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | Game-music-emu Project |
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·Opensuse Project
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:game-music-emu_project:game-music-emu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Game-music-emu Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8w4-hgv4-rjx8
References
Advisory 8
- SUSE-SA:2016:3250
- FEDORA-2016-fbf9f8b204
- [oss-security] 20161215 Re: CVE Request: Game Music Emulators: incorrect emulation of the SPC700 audio co-processor of SNES: arbitrary code execution via malformed SPC music file
- GLSA-201707-02
- FEDORA-2017-5bf9a268df
- FEDORA-2016-04383482b4
- FEDORA-2017-3d771a1702
- openSUSE-SA:2017:0022
Sources
- CVE-2016-9957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x8w4-hgv4-rjx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9957 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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