CVE-2016-9577: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling. An authenticated attacker could send crafted messages to the SPICE server causing a heap overflow leading to a crash or possible code execution.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: version 7.3 only; version 7.4 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: version 7.3 only; version 7.4 only; version 7.5 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
• Spice Project Spice: before 0.13.90 (fixed in 0.13.90)

Published 2018-07-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.