Description
Vino, possibly before 3.2, does not properly document that it opens ports in UPnP routers when the "Configure network to automatically accept connections" setting is enabled, which might make it easier for remote attackers to perform further attacks.
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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0169.html ↗
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=594521 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678846 ↗
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/vino/commit/?id=410bbf8e284409bdef02322af4d4a3a388419566 ↗
- http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r25446313-Ubuntu-computer-hijacked-by-hacker~start=40 ↗