CVE-2018-8796

HIGH

rdesktop <1.8.3 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function process_bitmap_updates() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).

References (7)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0057

EPSS Percentile 68.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125 CWE-126

Status published

Affected Products (3)

rdesktop/rdesktop < 1.8.3

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Feb 05, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026