spice-vdagent: Improper validation of xfers->save_dir in vdagent_file_xfers_data()
Published Jan 20, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
spice-vdagent up to and including 0.17.0 does not properly escape save directory before passing to shell, allowing local attacker with access to the session the agent runs in to inject arbitrary commands to be executed.
Affected products
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- Version up to and including 0.17.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | Spice-Vdagent | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.17.0
Configuration 2
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
spice-vdagent
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
spice-vdagent
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | spice-vdagent | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | spice-vdagent | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 35.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 10.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15108 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510864 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/linux/vd_agent/commit/?id=8ba174816d245757e743e636df357910e1d5eb61 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00012.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15108
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15108
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15108 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510864 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/linux/vd_agent/commit/?id=8ba174816d245757e743e636df357910e1d5eb61 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00012.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15108 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15108 |
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