CVE-2015-5261

spice: host memory access from guest using crafted images

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in SPICE before 0.12.6 allows guest OS users to read and write to arbitrary memory locations on the host via guest QXL commands related to surface creation.

Desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica en SPICE en versiones anteriores a 0.12.6 permite a usuarios invitados del SO leer y escribir en localizaciones de memoria arbitrarias en el anfitrión a través de comandos QXL de invitado relacionados con la creación de superficie.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way SPICE handled certain guest QXL commands related to surface creation. A user in a guest could use this flaw to read and write arbitrary memory locations on the host.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-07-01 CVE Reserved
2015-10-07 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2015-October/022191.html	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/4	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033753	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1889.html	2017-09-16
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1890.html	2017-09-16
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3371	2017-09-16
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2766-1	2017-09-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261889	2015-10-12
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-05	2017-09-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5261	2015-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				6.7.z Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "6.7.z"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus"				7.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				7.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Spice Project Search vendor "Spice Project"		Spice Search vendor "Spice Project" for product "Spice"				<= 0.12.5 Search vendor "Spice Project" for product "Spice" and version " <= 0.12.5"		-		Affected