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    CVE-2002-1511

    The vncserver wrapper for vnc before 3.3.3r2-21 uses the rand() function instead of srand(), which causes vncserver to generate weak cookies.

    Published:Oct 11, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 1, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.00946
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Att
    Product
    Vnc
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Tightvnc
    Product
    Tightvnc

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://changelogs.credativ.org/debian/pool/main/v/vnc/vnc_3.3.6-3/changelog
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000640
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200302-15.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/56161
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11384.php
    http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:022
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-041.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-068.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6905
    http://changelogs.credativ.org/debian/pool/main/v/vnc/vnc_3.3.6-3/changelog
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000640
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200302-15.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/56161
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11384.php
    http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:022
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-041.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-068.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6905

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High