CVE-2011-1775

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1775
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-05-26 18:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 00:17:00 UTC
DescriptionThe CSecurityTLS::processMsg function in common/rfb/CSecurityTLS.cxx in the vncviewer component in TigerVNC 1.1beta1 does not properly verify the server's X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a TLS VNC server via an arbitrary certificate.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Tigervnc Tigervnc 1.1 beta1 All All
Application Tigervnc Tigervnc 1.1 beta1 All All

References

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Re: [Tigervnc-devel] potential vulnerability in TLS secType? MLIST www.mail-archive.com Patch
Bug 702470 – CVE-2011-1775 tigervnc: vncviewer can send password to server without proper validation of the X.509 certificate CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: tigervnc MLIST openwall.com
oss-security - CVE request: tigervnc MLIST openwall.com
Re: [Tigervnc-devel] potential vulnerability in TLS secType? MLIST www.mail-archive.com Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: tigervnc-1.0.90-4.fc15 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
TigerVNC SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Bug 702672 – tigervnc: vncviewer can send password to server without proper validation of the X.509 certificate [fedora-15] CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
[Tigervnc-devel] potential vulnerability in TLS secType? MISC www.mail-archive.com
Red Hat update for tigervnc - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
[Tigervnc-devel] potential vulnerability in TLS secType? MLIST www.mail-archive.com
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Re: [Tigervnc-devel] potential vulnerability in TLS secType? MISC www.mail-archive.com
Re: [Tigervnc-devel] potential vulnerability in TLS secType? MISC www.mail-archive.com
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