SB2018092009 - Red Hat update for spice and spice-gtk
Published: September 20, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018092009
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10873)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the write_validate_array_item()function when python_modules/demarshal.py code is used for demarshalling messages, as defined in the python_modules/demarshal.py code. A remote attacker can send specially crafted messages that submit malicious input to a targeted system. A successful exploit could trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.