Description
The vncserver wrapper for vnc before 3.3.3r2-21 uses the rand() function instead of srand(), which causes vncserver to generate weak cookies.
Affected products
- att / vnc3.3.3 – 3.3.3
- att / vnc3.3.3r2 – 3.3.3r2
- att / vnc3.3.4 – 3.3.4
- att / vnc3.3.5 – 3.3.5
- att / vnc3.3.6 – 3.3.6
- tightvnc / tightvnc1.2.0 – 1.2.0
- tightvnc / tightvnc1.2.1 – 1.2.1
- tightvnc / tightvnc1.2.2 – 1.2.2
- tightvnc / tightvnc1.2.3 – 1.2.3
- tightvnc / tightvnc1.2.4 – 1.2.4
- tightvnc / tightvnc1.2.5 – 1.2.5
References
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/56161
- MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000640
- MISChttp://changelogs.credativ.org/debian/pool/main/v/vnc/vnc_3.3.6-3/changelog
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-041.html
- MISChttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11384.php
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:022
- MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200302-15.xml
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-068.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6905