Vino before 2.99.4 can connect external networks contrary to the statement in the vino-preferences dialog box, which might make it easier f…

published 2013-03-12 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1174

cvss: 4.6; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

Vino before 2.99.4 can connect external networks contrary to the statement in the vino-preferences dialog box, which might make it easier for remote attackers to perform attacks.

Patch / fix

distros 2

red hat opensuse

vino RHEL 6 2.28.1-8.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0169

vino openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.22.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10047-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1164 updated 2026-11-06 cvss 4.6

vino: vino-preferences incorrectly indicates that computer is only reachable over local network

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) vino 2.28.1-8.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) vino 2.28.1-8.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) vino 2.28.1-8.el6_3
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0169
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 vino Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 vino
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-16 Configuration

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-1164
NVD CVE-2011-1164

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Summary