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CVE-2020-14355

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities were found in the QUIC image decoding process of the SPICE remote display system, before spice-0.14.2-1. Both the SPICE client (spice-gtk) and server are affected by these flaws. These flaws allow a malicious client or server to send specially crafted messages that, when processed by the QUIC image compression algorithm, result in a process crash or potential code execution.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.6, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from spice_project, from redhat, from canonical and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-10-07T15:15:12.397

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:03:04.860

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-120
Type: Primary
CWE-120

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	spice_project	spice	< 0.14.2	Yes
Application	redhat	openstack	16.1	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	20.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_aus	8.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	8.1	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_tus	8.2	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions	8.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1868435 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4572-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4572-2/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4771 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/06/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1868435 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4572-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4572-2/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4771 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/06/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For spice_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.