VDB
CVE-2016-5008
CVE-2016-5008
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
EPSS 3.65% · 89.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
3.65%
89.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libvirt | 0, 1.2.16-2ubuntu11, 1.2.16-2ubuntu12 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libvirt | 0, 1.1.1-0ubuntu8, 1.1.1-0ubuntu9 |
Timeline
- Jul 13, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5008 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180092 third-party-advisory
- http://security.libvirt.org/2016/0001.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3576-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5008 third-party-advisory