Vulnerability in Debian Debian_linux
CVE-2016-5008
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.
EPSS: 0.021 (84.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Libvirt
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- FEDORA-2016-65cc608ebe (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- DSA-3613 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 91562 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1810 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- FEDORA-2016-7b7e16a39e (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1975 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1809 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:2577 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5008?
- CVE-2016-5008 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian_linux, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5008?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.