CVE-2006-2450 (GCVE-0-2006-2450)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-07-14 22:00
Modified
2024-08-07 17:51
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=376824 Patch
secalert@redhat.com http://libvncserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/libvncserver/libvncserver/libvncserver/auth.c?r1=1.11&r2=1.14&diff_format=u Patch
secalert@redhat.com http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/20940 Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21349
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21393
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21405
secalert@redhat.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24525
secalert@redhat.com http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-05.xml
secalert@redhat.com http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-12.xml
secalert@redhat.com http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-19.xml
secalert@redhat.com http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=431724&group_id=32584 Patch
secalert@redhat.com http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442986/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18977
secalert@redhat.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2797
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=376824 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://libvncserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/libvncserver/libvncserver/libvncserver/auth.c?r1=1.11&r2=1.14&diff_format=u Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/20940 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/21349
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/21393
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/21405
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/24525
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-05.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-12.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-19.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=431724&group_id=32584 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442986/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18977
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2797
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