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CVE-2018-8799

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function process_secondary_order() that re

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

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01297
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-126Buffer Over-read
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Affected Products & Versions

2
rdesktop<= 1.8.3
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@checkpoint.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Feb 2019 · 08:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11298-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2019:2135-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06Third Party Advisory
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