CVE-2016-5008

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control11 documents8 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
2.1%
top 15.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Redhat LibvirtDebian Debian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 13
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianlibvirt< 2.0.0-1+3
▶Ubuntulibvirt< 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26+1
▶NVDredhat/libvirt1.3.5

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-qmg9-jp26-j65g: libvirt before 2↗2022-05-14
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OSV
libvirt vulnerabilities↗2018-02-20
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OSV
CVE-2016-5008: libvirt before 2↗2016-07-13
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CVEList
CVE-2016-5008: libvirt before 2↗2016-07-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
libvirt vulnerabilities↗2018-02-20
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Debian
CVE-2016-5008: libvirt - libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on ...↗2016
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Red Hat
libvirt: Setting empty VNC password allows access to unauthorized users↗2015-01-18
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5008 libvirt: Setting empty VNC password allows access to unauthorized users [fedora-all]↗2016-06-30
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5008 mingw-libvirt: libvirt: Setting empty VNC password allows access to unauthorized users [fedora-all]↗2016-06-30
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5008 libvirt: Setting empty VNC password allows access to unauthorized users↗2016-06-30
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CVE-2016-5008 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.8) | libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly dis | cvebase.io