CVE-2019-17662
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-17662 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-10-16 18:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC |
| Description | ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the VNC server. The vulnerability exists even when authentication is turned on during the deployment of the VNC server. The password for authentication is stored in cleartext in a file that can be read via a ../../ThinVnc.ini directory traversal attack vector. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-522
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThinVNC 1.0b1 Authentication Bypass ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Authentication Bypass and Arbitrary file read can compromise this VNC server · Issue #5 · bewest/thinvnc · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| ThinVNC Client Authentication Bypass | MISC | redteamzone.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| Page not found · GitHub · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Broken Link |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 730243 ThinVNC Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability