CVE-2011-1775 – tigervnc: vncviewer can send password to server without proper validation of the X.509 certificate

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2011-1775

26 May 2011 — The CSecurityTLS::processMsg function in common/rfb/CSecurityTLS.cxx in the vncviewer component in TigerVNC 1.1beta1 does not properly verify the server's X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a TLS VNC server via an arbitrary certificate. La función CSecurityTLS::processMsg en common/rtb/CSecurityTLS.cxx en el componente vncviewer en tigervnc v1.1beta1 no verifica de forma adecuada el certificado X.509 del servidor, lo que permite a ataques de Hombre en medio (man-in-the-midd... • http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060567.html • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation •