CVE-2011-0011

Description

qemu-kvm before 0.11.0 disables VNC authentication when the password is cleared, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish VNC sessions.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43733 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/1 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/44393 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/10/3 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0345.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/70992 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65215 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42830 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1063-1 vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/697197
http://secunia.com/advisories/43272 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0011?
CVE-2011-0011 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0011?
To fix CVE-2011-0011, 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-2011-0011 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0011 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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