CVE-2008-5660

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.05% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401 exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33041 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33082 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33046 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5660?
CVE-2008-5660 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5660?
To fix CVE-2008-5660, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5660 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5660 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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