CVE-2018-8788 — Out-of-bounds Write in Freerdp

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write10 documents8 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
7.2%
top 8.36%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
FreerdpCheck Point Software Technologies LTD FreerdpCanonical Ubuntu Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 29
Latest updateMay 14

Description

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDfreerdp/freerdp1.2.0+1
▶CVEListV5check_point_software_technologies_ltd/freerdpAll versions prior to 2.0.0-rc4

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-j2cm-xc9q-86w4: FreeRDP prior to version 2↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2018-8788: FreeRDP prior to version 2↗2018-11-29
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8788: FreeRDP prior to version 2↗2018-11-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
FreeRDP vulnerabilities↗2019-05-28
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Ubuntu
FreeRDP vulnerabilities↗2018-12-12
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Red Hat
freerdp: Out-of-bounds write in nsc_rle_decode() function↗2018-10-22
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Debian
CVE-2018-8788: freerdp2 - FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 by...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8788 freerdp: Out-of-bounds write in nsc_rle_decode() function↗2019-01-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8784 CVE-2018-8785 CVE-2018-8786 CVE-2018-8787 CVE-2018-8788 CVE-2018-8789 freerdp: various flaws [epel-6]↗2019-01-31
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