Resource exhaustion in Spice_project Spice
CVE-2021-20201
A flaw was found in spice in versions before 0.14.92. A DoS tool might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing many renegotiations within a single connection.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Spice_project Spice
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- N/a Spice — versions spice 0.14.92
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-20201?
- CVE-2021-20201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spice_project Spice, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2021-20201?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-20201 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.