CVE-2016-5008 describes a critical vulnerability in libvirt versions prior to 2.0.0, affecting Debian and Red Hat distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass VNC server authentication by exploiting an improper password checking mechanism when an empty string is configured as the password. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability permits unauthenticated attackers to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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