CVE-2017-12194

spice-gtk: Integer overflows causing buffer overflows in spice-client

Published Mar 14, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 5.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the way spice-client processed certain messages sent from the server. An attacker, having control of malicious spice-server, could use this flaw to crash the client or execute arbitrary code with permissions of the user running the client. spice-gtk versions through 0.34 are believed to be vulnerable.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-3769 A flaw was found in the way spice-client processed certain messages sent from the server. An attacker, having control of malicious spice-server, could use this flaw to crash the client or execute arbitrary code with permissions of the user running the client. spice-gtk versions through 0.34 are believed to be vulnerable.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3659-1 Spice vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:28 PM
Reserved
Aug 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 14, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 AM