CVE-2011-1775
N/A
Published: May 26, 2011 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTigervnc
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The CSecurityTLS::processMsg function in common/rfb/CSecurityTLS.cxx in the vncviewer component in TigerVNC 1.1beta1 does not properly verify the server's X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a TLS VNC server via an arbitrary certificate.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060567.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/06/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/09/7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mail-archive.com/tigervnc-devel%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg01342.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mail-archive.com/tigervnc-devel%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg01345.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mail-archive.com/tigervnc-devel%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg01347.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0871.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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