DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5008

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5008
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5008.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5008
Upstream
Published
2016-07-13T15:59:05Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:31Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC server is set to an empty string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VNC session by connecting to the server.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}