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Fedora: Security Advisory for x11vnc (FEDORA-2021-c5b679877e)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Fedora Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11vnc' package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2021-c5b679877e advisory.
Insight
Insight
What WinVNC is to Windows x11vnc is to X Window System, i.e. a server which serves the current X Window System desktop via RFB (VNC) protocol to the user. Based on the ideas of x0rfbserver and on LibVNCServer it has evolved into a versatile and productive while still easy to use program.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'x11vnc' package(s) on Fedora 32.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).