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libvncserver — security advisory
auth.c in LibVNCServer 0.7.1 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, a different issue than CVE-2006-2369.
- Products
- libvncserver
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.8.2-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-2450
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
auth.c in LibVNCServer 0.7.1 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, a different issue than CVE-2006-2369.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2450
libvncserver
Fixed versions: 0.8.2-1
libvncserver
Fixed versions: 0.8.2-1
libvncserver
Fixed versions: 0.8.2-1
Complete source record
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