CVE-2016-9577
What it is
A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling. An authenticated attacker could send crafted messages to the SPICE server causing a heap overflow leading to a crash or possible code execution.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Spice Project Spice < 0.13.90
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0253.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0549.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96040
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3790
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0253.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0549.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96040
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3790