Buffer overflow in Freedesktop.org Spice-Gtk
CVE-2017-12194
A flaw was found in the way spice-client processed certain messages sent from the server. An attacker, having control of malicious spice-server, could use this flaw to crash the client or execute arbitrary code with permissions of the user running the client. spice-gtk versions through 0.34 are believed to be vulnerable.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.053 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freedesktop.org Spice-gtk — versions through 0.34
- Spice-gtk_project Spice-gtk
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12194?
- CVE-2017-12194 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop.org Spice-Gtk, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12194?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12194 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.