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TI-2015-04419 Aliases CVE-2015-5260GHSA-3ggj-v8pg-xq6f

Heap-based buffer overflow in SPICE before 0.12.6 allows guest OS users to cause a denial…

Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in SPICE before 0.12.6 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (heap-based memory corruption and QEMU-KVM crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via QXL commands related to the surface_id parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00553 46th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.7.zVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.12.5VulnerableThe SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7.z Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.12.5 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1890 Released 2015-10-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    spice security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) spice-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3, spice-server-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) spice-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3, spice-server-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3, spice-server-devel-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) spice-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3, spice-server-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) spice-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3, spice-server-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-9.el7_1.3
  • RHSA-2015:1889 Released 2015-10-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    spice-server security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-12.el6_7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1889
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1890

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5260
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3ggj-v8pg-xq6f

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

Sources

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