vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-5008: libvirt Setting empty VNC password allows access to unauthorized users
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 13, 2016 | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 13, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Jan 8, 2018
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libvirt
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