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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.