What is CVE-2024-42458?

CVE-2024-42458 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Any1 Neatvnc, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-42458?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-42458 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Any1 Neatvnc

CVE-2024-42458

server.c in Neat VNC (aka neatvnc) before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Any1 Neatvnc
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
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cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42458?: CVE-2024-42458 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Any1 Neatvnc, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-42458?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42458 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.