VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-42458
server.c in Neat VNC (aka neatvnc) before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
server.c in Neat VNC (aka neatvnc) before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.83% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- any1/neatvnc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/any1/neatvnc/commit/cc71650a69abc2573a0d96d082409d2468802d47Patch
- https://github.com/any1/neatvnc/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1Patch
- https://github.com/any1/neatvnc/releases/tag/v0.8.1Patch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/1Mailing List, Patch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/10Mailing List
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/7Mailing List
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.