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TI-2002-00943 Aliases CVE-2002-0971GHSA-5cxp-435r-p4f2

Vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC allows local users to execute arbitrary…

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem by using the Win32 Messaging System to bypass the VNC GUI and access the "Add new clients" dialogue box.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00396 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.3.3_r9VulnerableAT&T
cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server:3.3.3_r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3_r7VulnerableAT&T
cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableTightvnc
cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableTightvnc
cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableTightvnc
cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableTridia
cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableTridia
cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableTridia
cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableTridia
  • cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.3_r9 Vulnerable ·AT&T
  • cpe:2.3:a:att:winvnc_server:3.3.3_r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3_r7 Vulnerable ·AT&T
  • cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Tightvnc
  • cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Tightvnc
  • cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·Tightvnc
  • cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Tridia
  • cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Tridia
  • cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Tridia
  • cpe:2.3:a:tridia:tridiavnc:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Tridia

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cxp-435r-p4f2

References

Other 2

Sources

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