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Improper Input Validation Affecting spice package, versions <0.14.0-1ubuntu4

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2504-SPICE-9832678
  • published26 Apr 2025
  • disclosed17 Aug 2018
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Introduced: 17 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-10873  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:25.04 spice to version 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:25.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before version 0.14.1 where the generated code used for demarshalling messages lacked sufficient bounds checks. A malicious client or server, after authentication, could send specially crafted messages to its peer which would result in a crash or, potentially, other impacts.

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