spice: Buffer overflow in main_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf when reading large messages
Published Jul 27, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.84%
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling. An authenticated attacker could send crafted messages to the SPICE server causing a heap overflow leading to a crash or possible code execution.
Affected products
-
- Version 0.13.90StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
- < 0.13.90
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
spice-server-0:0.12.4-13.el6_8.2
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0253
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
spice-0:0.12.4-20.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0254
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
imgbased-0:0.8.16-0.1.el7ev
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0549
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
redhat-release-virtualization-host-0:4.0-7.1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0549
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.0-20170307.1
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0549
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rhevm-appliance-0:20170307.0-1
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0552
Red Hat Virtualization 4
distribution
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | spice-server-0:0.12.4-13.el6_8.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0253 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | spice-0:0.12.4-20.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0254 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | imgbased-0:0.8.16-0.1.el7ev | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0549 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | redhat-release-virtualization-host-0:4.0-7.1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0549 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.0-20170307.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0549 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rhevm-appliance-0:20170307.0-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0552 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | distribution | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03844) | 89.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03844) | 88.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 7.00% (0.06999) | 91.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 3.86% (0.03861) | 87.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.71% (0.05709) | 89.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.03% (0.15027) | 90.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.71% (0.05709) | 89.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 72.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 1.84% (0.01835) | 88.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01857) | 88.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01866) | 87.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 2.36% (0.02364) | 88.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02788) | 89.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01985) | 87.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01479) | 84.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.42% (0.02422) | 81.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.42% (0.02422) | 79.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.42% (0.02422) | 58.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0253.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0549.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96040 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9577 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401603 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9577
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9577
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3790 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0253.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0549.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96040 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9577 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401603 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9577 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9577 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3790 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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