CVE-2017-15108

Description

spice-vdagent up to and including 0.17.0 does not properly escape save directory before passing to shell, allowing local attacker with access to the session the agent runs in to inject arbitrary commands to be executed.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: Red Hat, Inc. spice-vdagent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-09 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/linux/vd_agent/commit/?id=8ba174816d245757e743e636df357910e1d5eb61 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00012.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15108?
CVE-2017-15108 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15108?
To fix CVE-2017-15108, 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-2017-15108 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15108 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-15108?
CVE-2017-15108 affects Red Hat, Inc. spice-vdagent.
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