CVE-2021-20201: Medium severity spice vulnerability

Published Jan 28, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was found in spice in versions before 0.14.92. A DoS tool might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing many renegotiations within a single connection.

Other sources

A issue was discovered in spice v0.14.91 and before. There is a DoS Vulnerability which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing many renegotiations within a single connection.

Upstream issue:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice/-/issues/49

References:

https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2011/10/31/tls-renegotiation-and-denial-of-service-attacks

Red Hat

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/spice<0.14.92
0.14.92
Spice Project Spice<0.14.92
redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0

Event History

May 28, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:42 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:42 AM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-20201?

CVE-2021-20201 is a vulnerability in the Spice Project Spice software before version 0.14.92.

2

How does CVE-2021-20201 impact affected systems?

CVE-2021-20201 could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing many renegotiations within a single connection.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20201?

CVE-2021-20201 has a severity rating of medium with a CVSS score of 5.3.

4

How can I fix CVE-2021-20201?

To fix CVE-2021-20201, update the Spice Project Spice software to version 0.14.92 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-20201?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-20201 in the references provided: [Link 1](https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2011/10/31/tls-renegotiation-and-denial-of-service-attacks), [Link 2](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1921846), [Link 3](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-10).

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