CVE-2024-42458

Summary

CVE-2024-42458 is a new vulnerability affecting Neat VNC (neatvnc) server versions prior to 0.8.1. This issue involves insufficient validation of security type in the server.c file, which is linked to a previously known vulnerability, CVE-2006-2369. The consequences of exploiting this vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access to the affected system. Users are advised to update their Neat VNC servers to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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