CVE catalog

CVE-2015-5261

spice: CVE-2015-5261

Severity: High · CVSS 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published: Oct 6, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026

Heap-based buffer overflow in SPICE before 0.12.6 allows guest OS users to read and write to arbitrary memory locations on the host via guest QXL commands related to surface creation.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	spice	sid	`0.16.0-3`	fixed
Debian	spice	forky	`0.16.0-3`	fixed
Debian	spice	trixie	`0.15.2-1`	fixed
Debian	spice	bookworm	`0.15.1-1`	fixed
Ubuntu	spice	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	spice	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	spice	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt1.1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	spice	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	spice	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	spice	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	spice	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.2`	fixed
Ubuntu	spice	16.04	`0.12.5-1.1ubuntu2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	spice	source	sid	`0.12.5-1.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[801091]
Debian	spice	source	forky	`0.12.5-1.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[801091]
Debian	spice	source	trixie	`0.12.5-1.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[801091]
Debian	spice	source	bookworm	`0.12.5-1.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[801091]
Ubuntu	spice	deb	14.04	`0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5261	Not reported
Ubuntu	spice	deb	16.04	`0.12.5-1.1ubuntu2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5261	Not reported

[Debian bug #801091]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libspice-server1]Fixed
Source package: [spice]
Details (2)
- 0.15.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · bookworm; dsa · spice · debian · 12
- 0.15.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · bookworm; dsa · spice · debian · 12
[libspice-server-dev]Fixed
Source package: [spice]
Details (2)
- 0.15.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · bookworm; dsa · spice · debian · 12
- 0.15.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · bookworm; dsa · spice · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libspice-server1]Fixed
Source package: [spice]
Details (2)
- 0.15.2-1+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · 13
- 0.15.2-1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · 13
[libspice-server-dev]Fixed
Source package: [spice]
Details (2)
- 0.15.2-1+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · 13
- 0.15.2-1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.12.5-1.3
  dsa · spice · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:15:42 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]