Dozens of Severe Flaws Found in 4 Popular Open Source VNC Software

From thehackernews.com

VNC Software Vulnerabilities

Four popular open-source VNC remote desktop applications have been found vulnerable to a total of 37 security vulnerabilities, many of which went unnoticed for the last 20 years and most severe could allow remote attackers to compromise a targeted system.

VNC (virtual network computing) is an open source graphical desktop sharing protocol based on RFB (Remote FrameBuffer) that allows users to remotely control another computer, similar to Microsoft’s RDP service.

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