CVE-2016-5008

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 13 Jul 2016, 15:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 00:46

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.12% LOW
2% probability -0.70%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Jul 2016, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 00:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.12%• Percentile: 84%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-284•Improper Access Control

    The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • redhat•libvirt

    ≤ 1.3.5

References (11)