CVE-2001-1422 (GCVE-0-2001-1422)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-03-20 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:58
VLAI
Summary
WinVNC 3.3.3 and earlier generates the same challenge string for multiple connections, which allows remote attackers to bypass VNC authentication by sniffing the challenge and response of other users.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2275 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/303080 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www1.corest.com/common/showdoc.php?idxsecc… x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2001-01-23 00:00
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