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CVE-2008-5660

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 9.12% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5660
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
9.12%

Original NVD 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.