Ubuntu update for spice

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU47486

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-2020-14355

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the QUIC image decoding process of the SPICE remote display system. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the server or client application, trigger memory corruption in the QUIC image compression algorithm and crash the application or execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package spice to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04 - 20.04

libspice-server1 (Ubuntu package): before 0.12.6-4ubuntu0.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libspice-server1_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4572-1

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.