CVE-2013-6886 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

RealVNC VNC 5.0.6 on Mac OS X, Linux, and UNIX allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted argument to the (1) vncserver, (2) vncserver-x11, or (3) Xvnc helper.

Published: 2013-12-28

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:realvnc:realvnc:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-6688	RealVNC VNC 5.0.6 on Mac OS X, Linux, and UNIX allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted argument to the (1) vncserver, (2) vncserver-x11, or (3) Xvnc helper.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00447.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.realvnc.com/products/vnc/documentation/5.0/release-notes/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Linux Linux Kernel

Realvnc Realvnc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-12-28T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:53:44.701Z

Reserved: 2013-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6886

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-28T04:53:06.663

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:01:05.100

Link: CVE-2013-6886

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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