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title: "CVE-2016-9578\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-9578

Publication date 6 February 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9578?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's
protocol handling. An attacker able to connect to the SPICE server could
send crafted messages which would cause the process to crash.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| spice | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 0.12.8-2ubuntu1 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 0.12.8-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 0.12.6-4ubuntu0.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.4 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9578?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| spice | * Upstream:   [?h=0.12](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice/commit/?h=0.12&id=1c6517973095a67c8cb57f3550fc1298404ab556) * Upstream:   [?h=0.12](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice/commit/?h=0.12&id=f66dc643635518e53dfbe5262f814a64eec54e4a) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9578)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9578)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9578)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9578)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3202-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3202-1)
+ Spice vulnerabilities
+ 20 February 2017

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9578>