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A vulnerability was found in TigerVNC 1.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function CSecurityTLS::processMsg
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
The CSecurityTLS::processMsg function in common/rfb/CSecurityTLS.cxx in the vncviewer component in TigerVNC 1.1beta1 does not properly verify the server s X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a TLS VNC server via an arbitrary certificate.
The weakness was shared 05/26/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at mail-archive.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1775 since 04/19/2011. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68292 (Oracle Linux 6 : tigervnc (ELSA-2011-0871)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67311) and Tenable (68292). The entries VDB-99156, VDB-99157, VDB-99158 and VDB-147725 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 68292
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : tigervnc (ELSA-2011-0871)
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OpenVAS ID: 870660
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for tigervnc RHSA-2011:0871-01
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Timeline
04/19/2011 🔍05/26/2011 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2011:0871Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1775 (🔍)
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X-Force: 67311
Vulnerability Center: 31602 - TigerVNC 1.1beta1 Vncviewer Component CSecurityTLS::processMsg() Allows TLS VNC Server Spoofing, Medium
SecurityFocus: 47738
Secunia: 44939 - Red Hat update for tigervnc, Less Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/07/2021 21:44
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 03/23/2017 07:42 (11), 11/07/2021 21:34 (3), 11/07/2021 21:44 (1)
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