CVE-2012-0681: apple apple_remote_desktop Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0681 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in apple apple_remote_desktop. EPSS estimates a 1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-08-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data" setting during connections to third-party VNC servers, which allows remote attackers to obtain cleartext VNC session content by sniffing the network.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.