libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC server is set to an empty string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VNC session by connecting to the server.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-541-1 | libvirt security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3613-1 | libvirt security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-5967 | libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC server is set to an empty string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VNC session by connecting to the server. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3576-1 | libvirt vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.241Z
Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-5008
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-07-13T15:59:05.873
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-5008
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN