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).
CVE-2018-8796
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 89.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 5, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- cve@checkpointhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
- cve@checkpointhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
- cve@checkpointhttps://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1
- cve@checkpointhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html
- cve@checkpointhttps://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
- cve@checkpointhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06
- cve@checkpointhttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394
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- CVE-1999-0006EG 9.8EPSS 96%CRITICAL
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- CVE-2014-0160NVD 7.5EG 9.0 KEVEPSS 100%HIGH
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