Out-of-Bounds 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
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-SPICESERVERDEVEL-2514274
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2016-9577  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (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 authenticated attacker could send crafted messages to the SPICE server causing a heap overflow leading to a crash or possible code execution.