Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-23793
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the spice package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 41.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | spice | 0.13.90-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23793 |
| Debian:13 | spice | 0.13.90-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23793 |
| Debian:14 | spice | 0.13.90-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23793 |