CVE-2016-5008
Publication date 13 July 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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libvirt | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2.1.0-1.ubuntu1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.1.0-1.ubuntu1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26
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Notes
Patch details
Package | Patch details |
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libvirt |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3576-1
- libvirt vulnerabilities
- 20 February 2018