CVE-2008-5660

Format string vulnerability in the vinagre_utils_show_error function (src/vinagre-utils.c) in...

6.8 MediumPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

9.12%Down 19.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2008-5660
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-134
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5660
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5631 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-5631
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qq3g-2vhj-h4wr No score

Format string vulnerability in the vinagre_utils_show_error function (src/vinagre-utils.c) in...

Record: GHSA-qq3g-2vhj-h4wr
Weakness: CWE-134
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-5660
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5660 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5660
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnome vinagre

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vinagre` Debian:12	before 0.5.1-2	0.5.1-2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Vinagre < 2.24.2 - 'show_error()' Remote Format String (PoC)	2008-12-09

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-5660 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Gnome Vinagre, published December 17, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.12%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in vinagre 0.5.1-2.

References

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