VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-1164
WinVNC installs the WinVNC3 registry key with permissions that give Special Access (read and modify) to the Everybody group, which allows users to read and modify sensitive information such as passwords and gain access to the system.
HIGH 9.0EPSS 1.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
WinVNC installs the WinVNC3 registry key with permissions that give Special Access (read and modify) to the Everybody group, which allows users to read and modify sensitive information such as passwords and gain access to the system.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.50% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- att/winvnc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0253.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1961Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5545
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0253.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1961Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5545
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.