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LibVNCServer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20940
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Release Date:
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2006-07-14
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Popularity:
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6,415 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | LibVNCServer 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2450
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in LibVNCServer, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of VNC authentication requests. This can be exploited to bypass authentication and may allow access to the functionality of an application using the vulnerable library.
Solution:
The vulnerability has been fixed in the CVS repository.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Ludwig Nussel
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=376824
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