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.
Published: 2016-07-13
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-541-1 libvirt security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3613-1 libvirt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5967 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3576-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01552}

epss

{'score': 0.02531}


Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux Libvirt Storage
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.241Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5008

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-13T15:59:05.873

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5008

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-01-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5008 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses