USN-4572-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4572-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4572-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4572-1
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Published
2020-10-06T13:26:34.958842Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:15Z
Summary
spice vulnerability
Details

Frediano Ziglio discovered that Spice incorrectly handled QUIC image decoding. A remote attacker could use this to cause Spice to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / spice

Package

Name
spice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spice@0.12.6-4ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.12.6-4ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.12.5-1.1ubuntu2
0.12.6-4
0.12.6-4ubuntu0.1
0.12.6-4ubuntu0.2
0.12.6-4ubuntu0.3
0.12.6-4ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.12.6-4ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libspice-server-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.12.6-4ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libspice-server1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14355",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / spice

Package

Name
spice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spice@0.14.0-1ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.14.0-1ubuntu2.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.12.8-2.2
0.14.0-1
0.14.0-1ubuntu1
0.14.0-1ubuntu2
0.14.0-1ubuntu2.1
0.14.0-1ubuntu2.2
0.14.0-1ubuntu2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.14.0-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libspice-server-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.14.0-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libspice-server1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14355",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / spice

Package

Name
spice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/spice@0.14.2-4ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.14.2-4ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.14.2-0ubuntu2
0.14.2-4ubuntu1
0.14.2-4ubuntu2
0.14.2-4ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.14.2-4ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libspice-server-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.14.2-4ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libspice-server1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-14355",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}