CVE-2016-5008
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 13, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- May 24, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180092
- FEDORA-2016-65cc608ebevendor-advisory
- DSA-3613vendor-advisory
- 91562vdb-entry
- http://security.libvirt.org/2016/0001.html
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1810vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-7b7e16a39evendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1975vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1809vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2577vendor-advisory
- USN-3576-1vendor-advisory
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