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Critical
CVE-2016-5008
libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password...
Vulnerability 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.
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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180092
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZZMOMRXNPALA34XDF5NK363KDLAYSTL/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3613
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91562
- http://security.libvirt.org/2016/0001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00055.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QTQF6LXKEEMJG4VOOCIAPJAD6ACBYP4W/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00054.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3576-1/
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Affected Vendor
redhat
View all reports →Affected Software
libvirt, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 13th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.