CVE-2008-1801

rdesktop <1.5.0 - DoS/RCE

Title source: llm

Description

Integer underflow in the iso_recv_msg function (iso.c) in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) request with a small length field.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Guido Landi · perldoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5561

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (29)

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/31224

[Exploit] http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/iso.c?r1=1.19&r2=1.20&pathrev=HEAD

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5561

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30118

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30713

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42272

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019990

[Vendor Advisory] http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.395286

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0725.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097

[Vendor Advisory] http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30380

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references

... and 9 more

Scores

EPSS 0.3673

EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

CWE

CWE-189

Status published

Products (1)

rdesktop/rdesktop 1.5.0

Published May 12, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026