CVE-2001-1422

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

WinVNC 3.3.3 and earlier generates the same challenge string for multiple connections, which allows remote attackers to bypass VNC authentication by sniffing the challenge and response of other users.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/303080Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2275Vendor Advisory
http://www1.corest.com/common/showdoc.php?idxseccion=10&idx=117Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5992
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/303080Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2275Vendor Advisory
http://www1.corest.com/common/showdoc.php?idxseccion=10&idx=117Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5992

Timeline

Published: Jan 23, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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