SPICE Server Protocol Handling Vulnerability in Red Hat Products
CVE-2016-9578

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

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

Summary

A vulnerability in the SPICE server's protocol handling allows an attacker who connects to the server to send specially crafted messages. This can result in the server process crashing, potentially disrupting services and exposing systems to further risks. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions to mitigate this issue.

Affected Version(s)

spice 0.13.90

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9578
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254
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CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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