CVE-2011-1775

tigervnc: vncviewer can send password to server without proper validation of the X.509 certificate

Published May 26, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1773 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 26, 2011, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 4, 2011, 12:00 AM