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CVE-2006-2369 Detail

Current Description

RealVNC 4.1.1, and other products that use RealVNC such as AdderLink IP and Cisco CallManager, 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, as originally demonstrated using a long password.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/16/2006)

This issue only affected version 4.1.1 and not the versions distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114768344111131&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=114755444130188&w=2
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8355
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016083 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060622-cmm.shtml
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/security-flaw-in-realvnc-411.html
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/vnc-flaw-proof-of-concept.html Exploit  Patch 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/117929 Patch  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/release-notes.html Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17978 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1790 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1821 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2492 Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26445

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2369
NVD Published Date:
05/15/2006
NVD Last Modified:
05/13/2022
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.