CVE-2006-2369
RealVNC Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 15, 2006, 4:06 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to RealVNC Free Edition 4.1.2, Personal Edition 4.2.3, Enterprise Edition 4.2.3, or later.
- If using LibVNCServer, upgrade to version 0.8.2 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2006-2369 has a 8 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-2369.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2369 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2369
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A comparative cloud honeypot project that utilises google cloud platform and microsoft azure.
Project - Deploy Honeypot tpot in AWS EC2
This is a repository that contains the project reports and other related information in relation to the Ethical Hacking Training Bootcamp at Virtual Infosec Africa Limited Training Lab at KNUST,Ghana.
Python
Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing
Shell
Project: HoneyNet and DFIR
Python
A simple ruby tool to automate metasploit modules
metasploit msfs ruby shell bash exploit exploiter metasploit-modules
Shell Ruby
exploits and proof-of-concept vulnerability demonstration files from the team at Hacker House
Python C Shell Perl HTML C++
Autosploit = Automating Metasploit Modules.
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Shell Ruby
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-2369 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cybersecurity News
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2006-2369 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114768344111131&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=114755444130188&w=2 Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20107 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20109 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20789 Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8355 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016083 Added Reference http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060622-cmm.shtml Added Reference http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/security-flaw-in-realvnc-411.html Added Reference http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/vnc-flaw-proof-of-concept.html Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/117929 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/8 Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/25479 Added Reference http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/release-notes.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17978 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1790 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1821 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2492 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26445 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 13, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/29 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded [Exploit] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded [Patch] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26445 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26445 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=vnc-list&m=114755444130188&w=2 Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=114768344111131&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=vnc-list&m=114755444130188&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114768344111131&w=2 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 16, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
93.08 }} 0.10%
score
0.99777
percentile