CVE-2001-1422 (GCVE-0-2001-1422)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2005-03-20 05:00
Modified
2024-08-08 04:58
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/303080Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2275Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www1.corest.com/common/showdoc.php?idxseccion=10&idx=117Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5992
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/303080Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2275Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www1.corest.com/common/showdoc.php?idxseccion=10&idx=117Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5992
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