CVE-2002-0971

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Published Aug 23, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem by using the Win32 Messaging System to bypass the VNC GUI and access the "Add new clients" dialogue box.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server:3.3.3_r7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0960	Vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem by using the Win32 Messaging System to bypass the VNC GUI and access the "Add new clients" dialogue box.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.396% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102994289123085&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9979.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5530

History

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Subscriptions

Att Winvnc Server

Tightvnc Tightvnc

Tridia Tridiavnc

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 23, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:12 AM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 24, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

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