Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-2450: LibVNCServer: Authentication bypass
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
07/18/2006
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
06/15/2020
Description
auth.c in LibVNCServer 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request in which the client specifies an insecure security type such as "Type 1 - None", which is accepted even if it is not offered by the server, a different issue than CVE-2006-2369.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-libvncserver
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-ltsp
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-misc-x11vnc
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