CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-0011

Improper Authentication

Published: Jun 21, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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qemu-kvm before 0.11.0 disables VNC authentication when the password is cleared, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish VNC sessions.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
QemuQemu*0.11.0 (including)
QemuQemu0.1.0 (including)0.1.0 (including)
QemuQemu0.1.1 (including)0.1.1 (including)
QemuQemu0.1.2 (including)0.1.2 (including)
QemuQemu0.1.3 (including)0.1.3 (including)
QemuQemu0.1.4 (including)0.1.4 (including)
QemuQemu0.1.5 (including)0.1.5 (including)
QemuQemu0.1.6 (including)0.1.6 (including)
QemuQemu0.10.0 (including)0.10.0 (including)
QemuQemu0.10.1 (including)0.10.1 (including)
QemuQemu0.10.2 (including)0.10.2 (including)
QemuQemu0.10.3 (including)0.10.3 (including)
QemuQemu0.10.4 (including)0.10.4 (including)
QemuQemu0.10.5 (including)0.10.5 (including)
QemuQemu0.10.6 (including)0.10.6 (including)
QemuQemu0.11.0-rc0 (including)0.11.0-rc0 (including)
QemuQemu0.11.0-rc1 (including)0.11.0-rc1 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.113.el6_0.8*
Qemu-kvmUbuntukarmic*
Qemu-kvmUbuntulucid*
Qemu-kvmUbuntumaverick*
Qemu-kvmUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References