WinVNC installs the WinVNC3 registry key with permissions that give Special Access (read and modify) to the Everybody group, which allows users to read and modify sensitive information such as passwords and gain access to the system.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:37.415Z

Reserved: 2000-12-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-1164

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-01-09T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:30.967

Link: CVE-2000-1164

cve-icon Redhat

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