security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.81%
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
No data.
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.3r2
- 3.3.4
- 3.3.5
- 3.3.6
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:068
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:041
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:041
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:041
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:041
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:041
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:068 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:041 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:041 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:041 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:041 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:041 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01808) | 77.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01808) | 75.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00946) | 74.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 82.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 81.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 79.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01058) | 81.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://changelogs.credativ.org/debian/pool/main/v/vnc/vnc_3.3.6-3/changelog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000640 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200302-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/56161 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11384.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6905 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1511 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616921 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1511
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1511
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.