OpenSUSE Linux update for spice-gtk



Published: 2020-11-01
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-14355
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU47486

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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 packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.2

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00000.html


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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