SUSE update for spice
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-14355 CVE-2021-20201 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system spice-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libspice-server1-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libspice-server1 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
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
DescriptionThe 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 versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL
spice-debugsource: before 0.12.7-10.12.1
libspice-server1-debuginfo: before 0.12.7-10.12.1
libspice-server1: before 0.12.7-10.12.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211902-1/
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.
2) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU53962
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20201
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can execute multiple renegotiations within a single connection and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package spice to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL
spice-debugsource: before 0.12.7-10.12.1
libspice-server1-debuginfo: before 0.12.7-10.12.1
libspice-server1: before 0.12.7-10.12.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211902-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
