# CVE-2020-25651: A flaw was found in the SPICE file transfer protocol.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-26 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a spice-vdagent: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the SPICE file transfer protocol. File data from the host system can end up in full or in parts in the client connection of an illegitimate local user in the VM system. Active file transfers from other users could also be interrupted, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality as well as system availability. This flaw affects spice-vdagent versions 0.20 and prior.

## What to do

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

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/04/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1886359
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00012.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OIWJ2EIQXWEA2VDBODEATHAT37X4CREP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GQT56LATVTB2DJOVVJOKQVMVUXYCT2VB/

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