CVE-2002-1848 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2002-1848

TightVNC before 1.2.4 running on Windows stores unencrypted passwords in...

Vulnerability Description

TightVNC before 1.2.4 running on Windows stores unencrypted passwords in the password text control of the WinVNC Properties dialog, which could allow local users to access passwords.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

tightvnc
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3

Timeline

Official Publish: June 28th, 2005
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.