CVE-2006-2450

N/A Unknown
Published: July 18, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

auth.c in LibVNCServer 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request in which the client specifies an insecure security type such as "Type 1 - None", which is accepted even if it is not offered by the server, a different issue than CVE-2006-2369.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=376824
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://libvncserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/libvncserver/libvncserver/libvncserver/auth.c?r1=1.11&r2=1.14&diff_format=u
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20940
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21349
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21393
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21405
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24525
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-05.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-12.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-19.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=431724&group_id=32584
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442986/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2797
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=376824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://libvncserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/libvncserver/libvncserver/libvncserver/auth.c?r1=1.11&r2=1.14&diff_format=u
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-12.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-19.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=431724&group_id=32584
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442986/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.2%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

libvncserver