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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840585
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1063-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'qemu-kvm' package(s) announced via the USN-1063-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'qemu-kvm' package(s) announced via the USN-1063-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Neil Wilson discovered that if VNC passwords were blank in QEMU
configurations, access to VNC sessions was allowed without a password
instead of being disabled. A remote attacker could connect to running
VNC sessions of QEMU and directly control the system. By default, QEMU
does not start VNC sessions.

Affected Software/OS:
'qemu-kvm' package(s) on Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0011
42830
http://secunia.com/advisories/42830
43272
http://secunia.com/advisories/43272
43733
http://secunia.com/advisories/43733
44393
http://secunia.com/advisories/44393
70992
http://www.osvdb.org/70992
RHSA-2011:0345
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0345.html
USN-1063-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1063-1
[oss-security] 20110110 CVE request: qemu-kvm: Setting VNC password to empty string silently disables all authentication
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/10/3
[oss-security] 20110110 Re: CVE request: qemu-kvm: Setting VNC password to empty string silently disables all authentication
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/1
[oss-security] 20110112 Re: CVE request: qemu-kvm: Setting VNC password to empty string silently disables all authentication
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/697197
qemu-vnc-security-bypass(65215)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65215
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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