Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9960 is a crash issue in game-music-emu before 0.6.1. A local user or a workflow processing a malformed game music file could trigger a divide-by-zero failure and stop the affected process. The supplied sources do not show active exploitation or a broader system compromise for this CVE. Exposure is most likely on Linux systems or applications with game-music-emu installed or linked, especially media players, converters, or ingestion pipelines that parse untrusted game music files. Treat as a low-priority maintenance vulnerability unless the organization processes untrusted game music files at scale. Patch through normal Linux package management cycles and prioritize exposed ingestion workflows first. Mitigation focus: Upgrade game-music-emu to 0.6.1 or a distribution package containing the fix.; Apply relevant Fedora, Gentoo, or SUSE security updates where applicable.; Limit processing of untrusted SPC or game music files until patched..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- FEDORA-2016-fbf9f8b204CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.in/2016/12/redux-compromising-linux-using-snes.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-201707-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- FEDORA-2017-5bf9a268dfCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bitbucket.org/mpyne/game-music-emu/wiki/HomeCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2016-04383482b4CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405423CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2017-3d771a1702CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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