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CVE-2016-5008 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00054.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00055.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00024.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180092 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-284Improper Access Control[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat libvirt
<= 1.3.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5008
NVD Published Date:
Jul 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]