Unscored CVE-2002-0971 EUVD-2002-0960GHSA-5cxp-435r-p4f2

Vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem by using the Win32 Messaging Syst…

Published Aug 23, 2002 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

References

5530 vdb-entry
vnc-win32-messaging-privileges(9979) vdb-entry
20020821 Win32 API 'shatter' vulnerability found in VNC-based products mailing-list