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
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/56161 ↗
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000640 ↗
- http://changelogs.credativ.org/debian/pool/main/v/vnc/vnc_3.3.6-3/changelog ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-041.html ↗
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11384.php ↗
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:022 ↗
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200302-15.xml ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-068.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6905 ↗