GLSA-202007-30 : spice: Arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 138953

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-202007-30 (spice: Arbitrary code execution)

A flaw in spice’s memory handling code has been discovered, allowing an out of bounds read.
Impact :

A remote attacker may be able to send malicious packets causing remote code execution.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All spice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/spice-0.14.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-30

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138953

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202007-30.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 7/27/2020

Updated: 2/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3813

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/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: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:spice, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3813

GLSA: 202007-30