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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4319-1 (spice - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Frediano Ziglio reported a missing check in the script to generate demarshalling code in the SPICE protocol client and server library. The generated demarshalling code is prone to multiple buffer overflows. An authenticated attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service (spice server crash), or possibly, execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
spice on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.12.8-2.1+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your spice packages. For the detailed security status of spice please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.