First published: Tue Nov 29 2016(Updated: )
A vulnerability due to improper incoming messages validation was found in spice server that leads to remote VM crash via crafted message by unauthenticated attacker. Product bug: <a class="bz_bug_link bz_secure " title="" href="show_bug.cgi?id=1399161">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1399161</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/spice | 0.14.0-1.3+deb10u1 0.14.3-2.1 0.15.1-1 | |
redhat/spice | <0.13.90 | 0.13.90 |
SPICE | <0.13.90 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =6.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux desktop | =7.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server | =6.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server | =7.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server aus | =7.3 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server aus | =7.4 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server eus | =7.3 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server eus | =7.4 | |
redhat enterprise Linux server eus | =7.5 | |
redhat enterprise Linux workstation | =6.0 | |
redhat enterprise Linux workstation | =7.0 |
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CVE-2016-9578 has been classified with a medium severity level due to the potential for remote denial of service.
To fix CVE-2016-9578, update the spice package to a version that is not affected, specifically versions 0.14.0-1.3+deb10u1, 0.14.3-2.1, or 0.15.1-1 for Debian, or version 0.13.90 for Red Hat.
CVE-2016-9578 affects multiple versions of the spice package on Debian and Red Hat systems.
Yes, CVE-2016-9578 can be exploited remotely by an unauthenticated attacker sending crafted messages.
The impact of CVE-2016-9578 is a potential crash of the virtual machine due to improper handling of incoming messages.