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CVE-2017-12194

CRITICALEPSS 92th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
spice-gtkDebian
Fixed in:0.35-1CVE-2017-12194
Fixed in:0.35-1CVE-2017-12194
Fixed in:0.35-1CVE-2017-12194
Fixed in:0.35-1CVE-2017-12194
libspice-protocol-devUbuntu
Fixed in:0.12.10-1ubuntu0.1USN-3659-1
libspice-server1Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.6USN-3659-1
Fixed in:0.14.0-1ubuntu2.1USN-3659-1
spiceUbuntu
Fixed in:0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.6USN-3659-1
Fixed in:0.14.0-1ubuntu2.1USN-3659-1
spice-protocolUbuntu
Fixed in:0.12.10-1ubuntu0.1USN-3659-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

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