Is CVE-2016-9959 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9959 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9959?

CVE-2016-9959 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-9959?

Patch guidance is available from opensuse security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-9959.

Fix CVE-2016-9959 - HIGH opensuse leap

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-9959?

9 products: opensuse leap, opensuse opensuse, opensuse project leap, suse linux enterprise, suse linux enterprise desktop, and 4 more.

Description

game-music-emu before 0.6.1 allows remote attackers to generate out of bounds 8-bit values.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OPENSUSE
Published: 4/12/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

opensuse : leapopensuse : opensuseopensuse_project : leapsuse : linux_enterprisesuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitsuse : linux_enterprise_workstation_extensionsuse : suse_linux_enterprise_servergame-music-emu_project : game-music-emu

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD