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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-12194: spice-gtk: Remote code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-12194: spice-gtk: Remote code execution

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/14/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
11/27/2018
Modified
11/27/2018

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-spice-gtk

References

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