CVE-2018-8797: rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function process_plane() that results in a memory corruption and probably…

PriorityP354critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

7.06%

93.5th percentile

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function process_plane() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
check_point_software_technologies_ltd	rdesktop	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	rdesktop	< rdesktop 1.8.4-1 (bookworm)	rdesktop 1.8.4-1 (bookworm)
opensuse	leap	—	—
rdesktop	rdesktop	<= 1.8.3	—
rdesktop	rdesktop	>= 0 < 1.8.4-1	1.8.4-1
rdesktop	rdesktop	>= 0 < 1.8.4-1	1.8.4-1
rdesktop	rdesktop	>= 0 < 1.8.4-1	1.8.4-1
rdesktop	rdesktop	>= 0 < 1.8.4-1	1.8.4-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL

vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL

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