CVE-2008-5660

Vinagre <0.5.2, <2.24.2 - RCE

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Core Security · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (12)

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33041

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33046

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33082

[Exploit] http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362

Scores

EPSS 0.0159

EPSS Percentile 81.4%

Classification

CWE

CWE-134

Status draft

Affected Products (12)

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

gnome/vinagre

Timeline

Published Dec 17, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026