Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20165008000
Revision Date:2016-07-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-5008 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - 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:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-5008
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'libvirt' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19').
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