CVE-2008-5660
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…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 9.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Vinagre < 2.24.2 - 'show_error()' Remote Format String (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7401dos, windowspublished 9 Dec 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 7401 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.1% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- 7401 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-10932 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20081209 CORE-2008-1127 - Vinagre show_error() format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 33041 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33082 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:240 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3362 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 33046 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-10941 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- USN-689-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5631 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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