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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-05 (libvncserver)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200608-05.
Insight
Insight
VNC servers created with LibVNCServer accept insecure protocol types, even when the server does not offer it, resulting in unauthorized access to the server.
Solution
Solution
All LibVNCServer users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libvncserver-0.8.2' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200608-05 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=136916