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    CVE-2018-8794

    rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Overflow that leads to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in function process_bitmap_updates() and results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

    Published:Jan 4, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Feb 5, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.06067
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Rdesktop
    Product
    Rdesktop

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
    https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1
    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
    https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938
    https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1
    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
    https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394

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    User Interaction
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