CVE-2018-10873: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Jun 28 2018(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/spice | <=0.14.0-1<=0.12.8-1 | 0.14.0-1.1 0.12.8-2.1+deb9u2 |
| redhat/spice | <0.14.1 | 0.14.1 |
| redhat/spice-gtk | <0.36 | 0.36 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu2.2 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu2.2 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1ubuntu4 | 0.14.0-1ubuntu4 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.12.4-0 | 0.12.4-0 |
| ubuntu/spice | <0.14.0-1.1 | 0.14.0-1.1 |
| ubuntu/spice-gtk | <0.35-1 | 0.35-1 |
| ubuntu/spice-protocol | <0.12.10-1ubuntu0.2 | 0.12.10-1ubuntu0.2 |
| debian/spice | 0.14.3-2.1 0.15.1-1 0.15.2-1 | |
| debian/spice-gtk | 0.39-1 0.42-1 0.42-2.1 | |
| SPICE | <0.14.1 | |
| Debian | =8.0 | |
| Debian | =9.0 | |
| Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization | =4.0 | |
| Red Hat Virtualization Host EUS | =4.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =7.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.6 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.5 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.6 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.6 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =7.0 |
Remedy
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-common/commit/bb15d4815ab586b4c4a20f4a565970a44824c42c
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Reference Links
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10873
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10873
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/17/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1596008
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-common/commit/bb15d4815ab586b4c4a20f4a565970a44824c42c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/17/2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=906315
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105152
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2731
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2732
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10873
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00035.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00038.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3751-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4319
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-10873
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1594772
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1618554
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3751-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10873
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10873
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10873
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-10873.
What is the severity of CVE-2018-10873?
The severity of CVE-2018-10873 is high, with a severity value of 8.8.
Which software is affected by CVE-2018-10873?
SPICE before version 0.14.1 and spice-gtk before version 0.36 are affected by CVE-2018-10873.
How can a malicious client or server exploit CVE-2018-10873?
A malicious client or server, after authentication, could send specially crafted messages to its peer which would result in a crash or potential exploitation.
What is the remedy for CVE-2018-10873?
The remedy for CVE-2018-10873 is to upgrade to SPICE version 0.14.1 or higher.
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