Improper Input Validation Affecting spice package, versions <0.12.8-r3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-SPICE-8485971
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2016-9578  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 spice to version 0.12.8-r3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream spice package and not the spice package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling. An attacker able to connect to the SPICE server could send crafted messages which would cause the process to crash.