CVE-2002-0971 describes a vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC that permits local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges. This is achieved by manipulating the Win32 Messaging System to bypass the VNC GUI and access the "Add new clients" dialogue box. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.3_r9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.3_r7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server:3.3.3_r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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