CVE-2006-2369

N/A Unknown
Published: May 15, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

RealVNC 4.1.1, and other products that use RealVNC such as AdderLink IP and Cisco CallManager, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request in which the client specifies an insecure security type such as "Type 1 - None", which is accepted even if it is not offered by the server, as originally demonstrated using a long password.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114768344111131&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=114755444130188&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20107
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20109
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20789
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8355
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016083
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060622-cmm.shtml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/security-flaw-in-realvnc-411.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/vnc-flaw-proof-of-concept.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/117929
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/25479
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/release-notes.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17978
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1790
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1821
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2492
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26445
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114768344111131&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=114755444130188&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060622-cmm.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/security-flaw-in-realvnc-411.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/vnc-flaw-proof-of-concept.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/117929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/25479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/release-notes.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17978
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

53 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
92.5%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

vnc

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