UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8787

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8787

    Published: 29 Nov 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-8787

    Summary:

    Details: FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function gdi_Bitmap_Decompress() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8787, https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/09b9d4f1994a674c4ec85b4947aa656eda1aed8a, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3845-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3845-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8787

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freerdp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.2-2ubuntu1.2

    Affected versions

    1.0.2-1ubuntu1
    1.0.2-2ubuntu1
    1.0.2-2ubuntu1.1

    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