Buffer overflow in spice (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-9577
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 spice (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU31251

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9577

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

spice (Alpine package): 0.12.8-r0 - 0.12.8-r2

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=516192d8e6a233a6fba38bb4ec3f530ec33e7929
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=875ccf90cbff91f51f5e848cd704efe25b602856


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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