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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-qmg9-jp26-j65g",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:02:17Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:38:01Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-5008"
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  "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.",
  "severity": [
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      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
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  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5008"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180092"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZZMOMRXNPALA34XDF5NK363KDLAYSTL"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QTQF6LXKEEMJG4VOOCIAPJAD6ACBYP4W"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DZZMOMRXNPALA34XDF5NK363KDLAYSTL"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QTQF6LXKEEMJG4VOOCIAPJAD6ACBYP4W"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3576-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00054.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00055.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00024.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.libvirt.org/2016/0001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3613"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91562"
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  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
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    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-07-13T15:59:00Z"
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