# CVE-2020-14355: libspice-server1: Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities were found in the QUIC imagedecoding process of the SPICE remote display sys...

CVE-2020-14355 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2020:4186, released October 6, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14355
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.6 (Medium)
- EPSS: 0.0269
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 6, 2020

## Description

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities were found in the QUIC imagedecoding process of the SPICE remote display system, before spice-0.14.2-1.Both the SPICE client (spice-gtk) and server are affected by these flaws.These flaws allow a malicious client or server to send specially craftedmessages that, when processed by the QUIC image compression algorithm,result in a process crash or potential code execution.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libspice-server1 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.14.0-1ubuntu2.5 | [libspice-server1 0.14.0-1ubuntu2.5](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libspice-server1-0.14.0-1ubuntu2.5.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | libspice-server1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.14.2-4ubuntu3.1 | [libspice-server1 0.14.2-4ubuntu3.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libspice-server1-0.14.2-4ubuntu3.1.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | libspice-server1 Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 0.14.3-1ubuntu2 | [libspice-server1 0.14.3-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-oracular-libspice-server1-0.14.3-1ubuntu2.md) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Linux | libspice-server1 Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 0.14.3-1ubuntu2 | [libspice-server1 0.14.3-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-libspice-server1-0.14.3-1ubuntu2.md) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Linux | spice-glib RHEL 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-glib ol 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-glib-devel RHEL 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-glib-devel ol 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk RHEL 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk ol 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk-tools RHEL 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk-tools ol 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk3 RHEL 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk3 ol 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk3-devel RHEL 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk3-devel ol 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk3-vala RHEL 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-gtk3-vala ol 8 | 0:0.37-1.el8_2.2 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-server RHEL 8 | 0:0.14.2-1.el8_2.1 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-server ol 8 | 0:0.14.2-1.el8_2.1 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-server-devel RHEL 8 | 0:0.14.2-1.el8_2.1 | [RHSA-2020:4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Linux | spice-server-devel ol 8 | 0:0.14.2-1.el8_2.1 | [ELSA-2020-4186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4186.md) | Oct 7, 2020 |

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