Buffer overflow in Spice Project
CVE-2018-10873
A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before version 0.14.1 where the generated code used for demarshalling messages lacked sufficient bounds checks. A malicious client or server, after authentication, could send specially crafted messages to its peer which would result in a crash or, potentially, other impacts.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Spice Project
- [Unknown] Spice: — versions 0.14.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.5, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4319 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00035.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3751-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2732 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00037.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2731 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00038.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105152 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10873?
- CVE-2018-10873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spice Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2018-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10873?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.