CVE-2014-7872 (GCVE-0-2014-7872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-06-09 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:03
VLAI
Summary
Comodo GeekBuddy before 4.18.121 does not restrict access to the VNC server, which allows local users to gain privileges by connecting to the server.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37065/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.osvdb.org/122355 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135841/Comod… x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2015-05-20 00:00
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