vinagre: format string flaw in vinagre_utils_show_error()
Published Dec 17, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.12%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 2.23.1
- 2.23.2
- 2.23.3
- 2.23.3.1
- 2.23.4
- 2.23.90
- 2.23.91
- 2.23.92
- 2.24.0
- 2.24.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.12% (0.09121) | 95.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.12% (0.09121) | 94.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 82.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.71% (0.05713) | 83.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.52% (0.01516) | 79.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.84% (0.09841) | 94.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 16.48% (0.16481) | 95.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 15.01% (0.15014) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.21% (0.18206) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 97.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 28.82% (0.28823) | 96.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33041 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33046 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5660 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5660
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5660
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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