CVE-2017-15108
spice-vdagent: Improper validation of xfers->save_dir in vdagent_file_xfers_data()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · October 24, 2017
Updated · May 5, 2026
Description
spice-vdagent up to and including 0.17.0 does not properly escape save directory before passing to shell, allowing local attacker with access to the session the agent runs in to inject arbitrary commands to be executed.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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 · 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')