CVE-2018-8795
CVE-2018-8795
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rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function process_bitmap_updates() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
CVSS 9.8 · Critical · EPSS 7.4% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
rdesktop
- Versions
- All versions up to and including v1.8.3: Affected
No fix published
rdesktop Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1.8.4-1
Update to 1.8.4-1
rdesktop Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1.8.4-1
Update to 1.8.4-1
rdesktop Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1.8.4-1
Update to 1.8.4-1
rdesktop Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.8.3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
rdesktop Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.8.3-2
- 1.8.3-2build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
- https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06
- https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8795