DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1803

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1803

    Published: 12 May 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-1803

    Summary:

    Details: Integer signedness error in the xrealloc function (rdesktop.c) in RDesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown parameters that trigger a heap-based overflow. NOTE: the role of the channel_process function was not specified by the original researcher.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1803

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rdesktop

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.0-4+cvs20071006

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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