CVE-2019-17662
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the VNC server. The vulnerability exists even when authentication is turned on during the deployment of the VNC server. The password for authentication is stored in cleartext in a file that can be read via a ../../ThinVnc.ini directory traversal attack vector.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-17662
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-10-16T18:15:25
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-24T17:37:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cybelsoft:thinvnc:1.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://redteamzone.com/ThinVNC/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/shashankmangal2/Exploits/blob/master/ThinVNC-RemoteAccess/POC.py | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/bewest/thinvnc/issues/5 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154896/ThinVNC-1.0b1-Authentication-Bypass.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17662 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17662 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:36:14 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 04:25:33 | 2019-10-16T18:15Z | 2019-10-16T18:15:25 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 04:25:33 | 2020-08-24T17:37:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 04:25:33 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |