VulnerabilityModified
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 2.24.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a crafted URI or VNC…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 9.12%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.12% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- gnome/vinagre
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33041Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33046Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33082Vendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-stringExploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33041Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33046Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33082Vendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-stringExploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.