# CVE-2016-9577: A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Red Hat spice: 0.13.90

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat spice, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3790
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96040
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0253.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0549.html

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