CVE-2024-42458 Security feature bypass in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42458 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-42458 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42458/index.md)
Attackers can bypass VNC security type validation in Neat VNC, potentially circumventing authentication or encryption mechanisms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-42458?
CVE-2024-42458 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
server.c in Neat VNC (aka neatvnc) before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42458?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
neatvnc openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.8.1-1.1 |
Products include Any1 Neatvnc.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42458?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-42458 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42458, GHSA-jxwh-98r5-mx84, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42458, openSUSE-SU-2024:14238-1.