CVE-2006-2206 Weak cryptography in n/a
Remote attackers can sniff and decrypt weakly encrypted VNC challenge/response data to gain unauthorized access and privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2206?
CVE-2006-2206 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The MS-Logon authentication scheme in UltraVNC (aka Ultr@VNC) 1.0.1 uses weak encryption (XOR) for challenge/response, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by sniffing and decrypting passwords.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2206?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ultravnc Ultravnc.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-2206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7p8q-42p8-hwxr.