Stack-based buffer overflow in [freedesktop.org] spice-gtk
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-121Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05249 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [freedesktop.org] | spice-gtk | through 0.34 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- spice-gtk Vendor[freedesktop.org] Affected through 0.34 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:spice-gtk_project:spice-gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.34 | Vulnerable | Spice-gtk Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:spice-gtk_project:spice-gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.34 Vulnerable ·Spice-gtk Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5rv-8pm6-w5ch
References
More [freedesktop.org] vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08381 libslirp TCP URG OOB Read Information Leak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-12194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5rv-8pm6-w5ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-12194 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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