CVE-2008-5660

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-12-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5660 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.12%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +7.53% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5660

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7401 exploit_db edb 2008-12-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5660

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.59% 9.12% +7.53%
2 2026-02-06 1.37% 1.59% +0.22%
3 2025-05-28 — 1.37% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5660

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5660

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5660

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-5660 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vinagre), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5660
gentoo normal CVE-2008-5660: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-01), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/vinagre); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5660
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5660
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5660 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vinagre), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5660

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5660

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome vinagre 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.90 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.91 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.23.92 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.23.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome vinagre 2.24.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:vinagre:2.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5660

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