Heap-based Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package distribution.src (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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- published20 Feb 2026
- disclosed1 Jan 2016
Introduced: 1 Jan 2016
CVE-2016-9577 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream distribution.src package and not the distribution.src package as distributed by RHEL.
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.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401603
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9577
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0253.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0549.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96040
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3790