CVE-2017-12194: freedesktop.org spice-gtk Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-12194 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in freedesktop.org spice-gtk. EPSS estimates a 5.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-03-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.