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TI-2017-05149 Aliases CVE-2017-7506GHSA-3pjw-h9v6-f5x8

Memory corruption in spice

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

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

Summary

spice versions though 0.13 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds memory access when processing specially crafted messages from authenticated attacker to the spice server resulting into crash and/or server memory leak.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04204 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
The SPICE Projectspiceall versions through 0.13—No fix listedCNA
  • spice VendorThe SPICE Project Affected all versions through 0.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 30

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableThe SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
Show 20 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.3VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.3VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.2VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.3VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.4VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.5VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.6VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.7VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.8VulnerableThe SPICE Project
cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.0VulnerableThe SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.3 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.2 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.3 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.4 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.5 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.6 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.7 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.8 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.0 Vulnerable ·The SPICE Project

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:3522 Released 2018-11-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    spice-server security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) spice-server-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) spice-server-devel-0.12.4-16.el6_10.2
  • RHSA-2017:2471 Released 2017-08-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    spice security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) spice-0.12.8-2.el7.1, spice-server-0.12.8-2.el7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) spice-server-devel-0.12.8-2.el7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) spice-0.12.8-2.el7.1, spice-server-0.12.8-2.el7.1, spice-server-devel-0.12.8-2.el7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) spice-0.12.8-2.el7.1, spice-server-0.12.8-2.el7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) spice-server-devel-0.12.8-2.el7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) spice-0.12.8-2.el7.1, spice-server-0.12.8-2.el7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) spice-server-devel-0.12.8-2.el7.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Virtualization 4AffectedNo fix yet
RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2471
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7Fixed—

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7506
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pjw-h9v6-f5x8

References

Advisory 5

  • TI-2016-00669 The smartcard interaction in SPICE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07687 Memory corruption in [UNKNOWN] spice: CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-07799 Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat spice CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-07706 Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat spice-client CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-07800 Improper input validation in Red Hat spice CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-02825 Spice, versions 0.5.2 through 0.14.1, are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read due to an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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