Gentoo update for SPICE VDAgent



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-15108
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU11821

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15108

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper escape of save directory before passing to shell. A local attacker with access to the session the agent runs in can execute arbitrary commands.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-emulation/spice-vdagent to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-09


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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