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ubuntu-cve-2013-7436

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2015-04-10 14:59

Modified

2025-07-16 04:50

Summary

Details

noVNC before 0.5 does not set the secure flag for a cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7436	REPORT
	https://github.com/kanaka/noVNC/commit/ad941fadde…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7436	REPORT

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  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:42:57Z"
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CVE-2013-7436 (GCVE-0-2013-7436)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-04-10 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:09

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

8 references

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0833.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0884.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193451	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/kanaka/noVNC/commit/ad941fadde…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0788.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/0…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0834.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT

Date Public

2013-10-28 00:00

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2013-7436

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2013-7436 (GCVE-0-2013-7436)

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