Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-0749
The smartcard interaction in SPICE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU-KVM process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to connecting to a guest VM, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:8.49%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0, 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0, 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0, 7.0 |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus | 7.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.2 |
| spice_project | spice | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
8.492%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-12-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-06-09T16:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-06-06 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T22:30:03 |
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