VDB
CVE-2016-5008
CVE-2016-5008
PUBLISHED
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 2.12% · 84.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.12%
84.5th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
Timeline
- Jul 13, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 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