FKIE_CVE-2008-5660
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-17 20:30 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity ?
Summary
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.
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