CVE details
CVE-2016-5673
UltraVNC Repeater before 1300 does not restrict destination IP addresses or TCP ports, which allows remote attackers to obtain open-proxy functionality by using a :: substring in between the IP address and port number.
- Score
- 7.5 high
- Published
- 2016-08-25
- Links
- NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data
Matched ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| net/repeater | repeater | 0.17 | unaddressed | oleg@newestvision.com |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>repeater</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>UltraVNC Repeater before 1300 does not restrict destination IP
addresses or TCP ports, which allows remote attackers to obtain
open-proxy functionality by using a :: substring in between the IP
address and port number.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2016-5673</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5673</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2016-08-25</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-26</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>