cve-2002-0971
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2002-08-23 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 03:12
Severity ?
Summary
Vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem by using the Win32 Messaging System to bypass the VNC GUI and access the "Add new clients" dialogue box.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102994289123085&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9979.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5530
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102994289123085&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9979.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5530
Impacted products
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