CVE-2016-9578 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in SPICE versions prior to 0.13.90, affecting products like Debian and Red Hat. An unauthenticated attacker could crash the SPICE server by sending specially crafted messages, resulting in a high-severity impact to availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.13.90CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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