Heap Overflow Vulnerability in SPICE Server Protocol Handling
CVE-2016-9577

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Spice
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 July 2018

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the protocol handling of the SPICE server versions before 0.13.90, where an authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted messages. This can lead to a heap overflow, causing the server to crash or enabling the execution of arbitrary code, thereby compromising system integrity and confidentiality.

Affected Version(s)

spice 0.13.90

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254
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EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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