CVE-2002-0971 (GCVE-0-2002-0971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-08-23 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 03:12
VLAI?
Summary
Vulnerability in VNC, TightVNC, and TridiaVNC allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem by using the Win32 Messaging System to bypass the VNC GUI and access the "Add new clients" dialogue box.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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