UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5008

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-5008
Downstream
USN-3576-1
Published: 13 Jul 2016, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:46

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Jul 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:46
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

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•libvirt

    < 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26 | < 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19

References (5)