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GLSA-201811-20 : spice-gtk: Remote code execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119165

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201811-20 (spice-gtk: Remote code execution)

 A vulnerability was found in spice-gtk client due to the incorrect use of integer types and missing overflow checks.
 Impact :

 An attacker, by enticing the user to join a malicious server, could remotely execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All spice-gtk users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/spice-gtk-0.34'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-20

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119165

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201811-20.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 11/27/2018

Updated: 7/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12194

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:spice-gtk

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12194

GLSA: 201811-20