VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-0749
The smartcard interaction in SPICE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU-KVM process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to connecting to a guest VM, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 8.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The smartcard interaction in SPICE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU-KVM process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to connecting to a guest VM, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.49% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node eus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · spice project/spice
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00004.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3596
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3014-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1204
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1205
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-05
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00004.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3596
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3014-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1204
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1205
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-05
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.