SPICE up to 0.13 Message memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SPICE up to 0.13. This affects an unknown function of the component Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-7506. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SPICE up to 0.13. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

spice versions though 0.13 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds memory access when processing specially crafted messages from authenticated attacker to the spice server resulting into crash and/or server memory leak.

The bug was discovered 05/19/2017. The weakness was shared 07/18/2017 by Frediano Ziglio with Red Hat (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7506 since 04/05/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 53 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101380 (Debian DSA-3907-1 : spice - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157906 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for spice-server (ELSA-2019-0232)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101380) and SecurityFocus (BID 99583†). The entry VDB-130481 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 101380
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3907-1 : spice - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703907
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3907-1 (spice - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:2471
Researcher: Frediano Ziglio
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103749

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SecurityFocus: 99583 - Spice CVE-2017-7506 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2017 20:59
Updated: 12/13/2022 08:50
Changes: 07/18/2017 20:59 (73), 10/27/2019 08:26 (7), 12/13/2022 08:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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