Vulnerability identifier: #VU47533
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
TigerVNC
Web applications /
Modules and components for CMS
Vendor: tigervnc.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper TLS certificate validation in rfb/CSecurityTLS.cxx and rfb/CSecurityTLS.java in TigerVNC. Any previously accepted certificate will be considered trusted, meaning that the owner of a certificate could impersonate any server after a client had added an exception.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
TigerVNC: 1.0 - 1.10.90
External links
http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1176733
http://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/20dea801e747318525a5859fe4f37c52b05310cb
http://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/7399eab79a4365434d26494fa1628ce1eb91562b
http://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/b30f10c681ec87720cff85d490f67098568a9cba
http://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/commit/f029745f63ac7d22fb91639b2cb5b3ab56134d6e
http://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases/tag/v1.11.0
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00007.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.