{
  "modified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58Z",
  "published": "2008-12-17T20:30:01Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-5660",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33041"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33046"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33082"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475070"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html"
    }
  ]
}