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Posted on 06 November 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202411-01
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Neat VNC: Authentication Bypass
Date: November 06, 2024
Bugs: #937140
ID: 202411-01

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Neat VNC, which can lead to
authentication bypass.

Background
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Neat VNC is a liberally licensed VNC server library that's intended to
be fast and neat.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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gui-libs/neatvnc < 0.8.1 >= 0.8.1

Description
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Neat VNC allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request
in which the client specifies an insecure security type such as "Type 1
- None", which is accepted even if it is not offered by the server, as
originally demonstrated using a long password.

Impact
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A remote attacker can opt not to use any authentication method and
access the VNC server.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Neat VNC users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gui-libs/neatvnc-0.8.1"

References
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Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202411-01

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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