CVE-2016-5008
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 2.1%libvirt - security update
Published: 7/13/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/libvirtfrom 0, < 2.0.0-1
- Debian/libvirtfrom 0, < 0.9.12.3-1+deb7u2
- Debian/libvirtfrom 0, < 1.2.9-9+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |