Improper Input Validation Affecting spice-server-devel package, versions <0:0.12.4-13.el6_8.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-SPICESERVERDEVEL-2512206
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 spice-server-devel to version 0:0.12.4-13.el6_8.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0253.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream spice-server-devel package and not the spice-server-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 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.