game-music-emu up to 0.6.0 8-bit Value out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in game-music-emu up to 0.6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component 8-bit Value Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9959. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in game-music-emu up to 0.6.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component 8-bit Value Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The bug was discovered 12/15/2016. The weakness was released 04/12/2017 by Chris Evans (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-9959 since 12/15/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 118 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 900013 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169453 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libgme (SUSE-SU-2016:3250-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (900013) and SecurityFocus (BID 95305†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-99734, VDB-99735, VDB-102017 and VDB-102018. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 900013
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for audacious FEDORA-2017-5bf9a268df
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: game-music-emu 0.6.1

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12/13/2016 🔍
12/15/2016 +2 days 🔍
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04/12/2017 +118 days 🔍
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11/29/2022 +2056 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-04383482b4
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99736
SecurityFocus: 95305 - Game Music Emulators Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9959 - game-music-emu - Out-of-Bounds Write Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2017 12:06
Updated: 11/29/2022 08:17
Changes: 04/13/2017 12:06 (74), 11/29/2022 08:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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