DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5660

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5660
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5660.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5660
Upstream
Published
2008-12-17T20:30:01.047Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:55.687559Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Format string vulnerability in the vinagreutilsshow_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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vinagre

Package

Name
vinagre
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vinagre?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5660.json"

Debian:12 / vinagre

Package

Name
vinagre
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vinagre?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5660.json"