CVE-2019-3813: High severity spice vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2019
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Updated

An off-by-one error was found in spice when accessing arrays. A malicious guest user can use this for a host denial of service.

Other sources

Spice, versions 0.5.2 through 0.14.1, are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read due to an off-by-one error in memslotgetvirt. This may lead to a denial of service, or, in the worst case, code-execution by unauthenticated attackers.

Launchpad

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
debian/spice<=0.14.0-1.2, <=0.12.8-2.1, <=0.12.8-2.1+deb9u2
0.12.8-2.1+deb9u30.14.0-1.3
redhat/spice<0.14.2
0.14.2
debian/spice
0.14.3-2.10.15.1-10.15.2-1
Spice Project Spice>=0.5.2<=0.14.1
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=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10

Event History

Feb 4, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Aug 4, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·07:27 PM
Description
Sep 20, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·04:35 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-3813.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3813?

The severity of CVE-2019-3813 is high (7.5).

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Spice versions 0.5.2 through 0.14.1.

4

How can CVE-2019-3813 be exploited?

CVE-2019-3813 can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to perform a denial of service attack or potentially execute arbitrary code.

5

How can I mitigate the vulnerability in Spice versions 0.5.2 through 0.14.1?

To mitigate the vulnerability in Spice versions 0.5.2 through 0.14.1, it is recommended to apply the available patches or updates provided by the vendor.

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