CVE-2018-8788

CRITICAL

FreeRDP <2.0.0-rc4 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0723
EPSS Percentile 91.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
freerdp/freerdp 2.0.0 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
freerdp/freerdp < 1.2.0
Published Nov 29, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026