CVE-2002-1848 describes a vulnerability in TightVNC versions prior to 1.2.4 running on Windows, where the WinVNC Properties dialog stores unencrypted passwords in a text control. This flaw allows local attackers to potentially access these sensitive credentials. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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