VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-20179

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability6.79%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-03-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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

Weakness classification

  • CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

Primary references