VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-8797
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability7.06%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-02-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/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 a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function process_plane() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
Weakness classification
- CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
Primary references
- cve@checkpoint.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@checkpoint.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@checkpoint.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@checkpoint.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@checkpoint.com — Third Party Advisory
- cve@checkpoint.com — Third Party Advisory
- cve@checkpoint.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory