CVE-2006-2369

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 90.21% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8355 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2492 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20107 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114768344111131&w=2 mailing list
http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/release-notes.html patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/117929 patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/security-flaw-in-realvnc-411.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016083 patch vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1821 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/vnc-flaw-proof-of-concept.html patch exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26445 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17978 patch vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/25479 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20109 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060622-cmm.shtml vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=114755444130188&w=2 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1790 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/20789 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2369?
CVE-2006-2369 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2369?
To fix CVE-2006-2369, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2369 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2369 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~90% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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