CVE-2008-5660 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-5660
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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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA33046 Secunia Advisory: SA33041 Secunia Advisory: SA33082 MISC http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string MILW0RM http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7401 MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240 FEDORA CONFIRM BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded

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