CVE-2016-9577
spice: Buffer overflow in main_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf when reading large messages
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · February 6, 2017
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE in the server's protocol handling. An authenticated attacker could send crafted messages to the SPICE server causing a heap overflow leading to a crash or possible code execution.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 6AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write