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CVE-2008-5660

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5660 describes a format string vulnerability in the vinagre_utils_show_error function within Vinagre versions 0.5.x before 0.5.2 and 2.x before 2.24.2. This flaw could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into a crafted URI or VNC server response. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, a Proof-of-Concept exploit (EDB-7401) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.23.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.23.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.23.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-7401 · Dec 9, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0912 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ubuntuvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5660

vinagre: format string flaw in vinagre_utils_show_error()

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/33041
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33046
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33082
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/7401
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html
coresecurity.com / content/vinagre-format-string
Exploit
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-689-1
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3362