CVE-2008-5660

N/A Unknown
Published: December 17, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Format string vulnerability in the vinagre_utils_show_error function (src/vinagre-utils.c) in Vinagre 0.5.x before 0.5.2 and 2.x before 2.24.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a crafted URI or VNC server response.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33041
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33046
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33082
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33046
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33082
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.6%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-134

Affected Vendors

gnome

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