Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201650080000000
Revision Date
:
2016-07-13
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2016-5008 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description
:
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2016-5008
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
AND
libvirt package in cosmic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.1.0-1.ubuntu1').
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