Race condition in the SPICE (aka spice-xpi) plug-in 2.2 for Firefox allows local users to…
Priority LOW 16CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Race condition in the SPICE (aka spice-xpi) plug-in 2.2 for Firefox allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, by providing a UNIX socket for communication between this plug-in and the client (aka qspice-client) in qspice 0.3.0, and then accessing this socket.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00246 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0651 Released 2010-08-25 · Red Hat rating Moderatespice-xpi security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) spice-xpi-2.2-2.3.el5_5, spice-xpi-2.2-2.3.el5_5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) spice-xpi-2.2-2.3.el5_5, spice-xpi-2.2-2.3.el5_5.i386
- RHSA-2010:0632 Released 2010-08-25 · Red Hat rating Moderateqspice-client security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) qspice-client-0.3.0-4.el5_5, qspice-client-0.3.0-4.el5_5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) qspice-client-0.3.0-4.el5_5, qspice-client-0.3.0-4.el5_5.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0632, RHSA-2010:0651 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0632, RHSA-2010:0651 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2792
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj4v-3jp4-pvcr
References
More Red Hat Spice-xpi vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-01029 The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2011-00012 The SPICE Firefox plug-in (spice-xpi) 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
- TI-2010-02671 The SPICE (aka spice-xpi) plug-in 2.2 for Firefox allows local users to overwrite… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2010-2792 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2792 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jj4v-3jp4-pvcr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2792 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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