Published: 05/02/2019 Updated: 29/09/2020

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10

CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 668

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function process_plane() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

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Multiple security issues were found in the rdesktop RDP client, which could result in denial of service, information disclosure and the execution of arbitrary code For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 184-1~deb9u1 We recommend that you upgrade your rdesktop packages For the detailed security status o ...

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rdesktop before 184 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in function process_plane() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution ...

CWE-787 https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-8797

CVE-2018-8797

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