CVE-2016-0749

Description

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.47% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-05 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3014-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00004.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1205 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3596 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1204 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0749?
CVE-2016-0749 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0749?
To fix CVE-2016-0749, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0749 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0749 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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