{
    "id": "CVE-2008-5660",
    "published": "2008-12-17 20:30:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:00:45",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-134",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.09121",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95147",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "gnome",
            "product": "vinagre"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7401",
            "title": "Vinagre < 2.24.2 - 'show_error()' Remote Format String (PoC)",
            "date": "2008-12-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33041",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33046",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33082",
        "http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1",
        "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/33041",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33046",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33082",
        "http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1",
        "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"
    ]
}