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CVE-2016-5008

CVE-2016-5008

EPSS 3.6%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00054.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00055.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00024.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180092http://security.libvirt.org/2016/0001.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZZMOMRXNPALA34XDF5NK363KDLAYSTL/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QTQF6LXKEEMJG4VOOCIAPJAD6ACBYP4W/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3576-1/http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3613http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91562