The (1) red_channel_pipes_add_type and (2) red_channel_pipes_add_empty_msg functions in server/red_channel.c in SPICE before 0.12.4 do not properly perform ring loops, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and server exit) by triggering a network error.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-4130 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (spice-server) | RHSA-2013:1192 | 2013-09-03 |
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2013:1260 | 2013-09-23 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | spice | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qspice | Not affected |
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