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VNC Security: Analysing the security risks associated with use of the RFB Protocol


Jacob Knapp

15/05/2025

Supervised by Jenny Highfield; Moderated by Christine Mumford

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a concept used to control remote Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), and the Remote Framebuffer Protocol (RFB) is commonly used in education and industry for tech support and remote monitoring. There are flaws in the RFB protocol, including security vulnerabilities. This project will look at existing literature to find out what the security vulnerabilities are, with the aim of recreating the exploits and discussing pre-existing solutions.


Initial Plan (03/02/2025) [Zip Archive]

Final Report (15/05/2025) [Zip Archive]

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