CVE-2000-1164

The CVE-2000-1164 issue affects WinVNC, specifically the WinVNC3 registry key HKLM\Software\ORL\WinVNC3. The root cause is weak permissions that grant read/modify access to the Everybody group (and in some contexts to non-admin users), allowing extraction or alteration of the VNC password and oth...

CVE-2000-1164

WinVNC installs the WinVNC3 registry key with permissions that give Special Access read and modify to the Everybody group, which allows users to read and modify sensitive information such as passwords and gain access to the system...