UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5008

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5008
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5008.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5008
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Downstream
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Published
2016-07-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:46Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC server is set to an empty string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VNC session by connecting to the server.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvirt@1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.1-0ubuntu8
1.1.1-0ubuntu9
1.1.4-0ubuntu2
1.1.4-0ubuntu3
1.1.4-0ubuntu4
1.1.4-0ubuntu5
1.2.0-0ubuntu1
1.2.0-0ubuntu2
1.2.0-0ubuntu3
1.2.1-0ubuntu1
1.2.1-0ubuntu2
1.2.1-0ubuntu3
1.2.1-0ubuntu4
1.2.1-0ubuntu5
1.2.1-0ubuntu7
1.2.1-0ubuntu8
1.2.1-0ubuntu9
1.2.1-0ubuntu10
1.2.2-0ubuntu1
1.2.2-0ubuntu2
1.2.2-0ubuntu3
1.2.2-0ubuntu4
1.2.2-0ubuntu5
1.2.2-0ubuntu6
1.2.2-0ubuntu7
1.2.2-0ubuntu8
1.2.2-0ubuntu9
1.2.2-0ubuntu10
1.2.2-0ubuntu11
1.2.2-0ubuntu12
1.2.2-0ubuntu13
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.1
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.2
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.4
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.5
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.6
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.7
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.8
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.9
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.10
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.12
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.14
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.16
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.17
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.20
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.21
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.22
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.23
1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.25

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26",
            "binary_name": "libvirt-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26",
            "binary_name": "libvirt-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.26",
            "binary_name": "libvirt0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvirt@1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.16-2ubuntu11
1.2.16-2ubuntu12
1.2.16-2ubuntu13
1.2.16-2ubuntu14
1.2.21-2ubuntu1
1.2.21-2ubuntu3
1.2.21-2ubuntu4
1.2.21-2ubuntu5
1.2.21-2ubuntu7
1.2.21-2ubuntu8
1.2.21-2ubuntu9
1.2.21-2ubuntu10
1.3.1-1ubuntu1
1.3.1-1ubuntu2
1.3.1-1ubuntu3
1.3.1-1ubuntu4
1.3.1-1ubuntu6
1.3.1-1ubuntu9
1.3.1-1ubuntu10
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.1
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.2
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.3
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.5
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.6
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.7
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.8
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.10
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.11
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.12
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.13
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.14
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.15
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.17
1.3.1-1ubuntu10.18

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19",
            "binary_name": "libvirt-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19",
            "binary_name": "libvirt-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19",
            "binary_name": "libvirt0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}