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CVE-2024-42458

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

server.c in Neat VNC (aka neatvnc) before 0.8.1 does not properly validate the security type, a related issue to CVE-2006-2369.

Affected products

• any1 neatvnc: before 0.8.1 — fixed in 0.8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: any1 neatvnc 0.8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/any1/neatvnc/commit/cc71650a69abc2573a0d96d082409d2468802d47
• https://github.com/any1/neatvnc/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1
• https://github.com/any1/neatvnc/releases/tag/v0.8.1
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/1
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/10
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/7

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