CVE-2018-20180
Debian Security Advisory 4394-1
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Underflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in the function rdpsnddbg_process() and results in memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
rdesktop, en versiones hasta e incluyendo la v1.8.3, contiene un subdesbordamiento de enteros que conduce a un desbordamiento de búfer basado en memoria dinámica (heap) en la función rdpsnddbg_process() y resulta en la corrupción de memoria y, posiblemente, incluso la ejecución remota de código.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rdesktop, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 1.8.4 are affected.
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Timeline
- 2018-12-17 CVE Reserved
- 2019-02-19 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-06-19 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1 | 2019-09-15 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html | 2019-09-15 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06 | 2019-09-15 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394 | 2019-09-15 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Rdesktop Search vendor "Rdesktop" | Rdesktop Search vendor "Rdesktop" for product "Rdesktop" | <= 1.8.3 Search vendor "Rdesktop" for product "Rdesktop" and version " <= 1.8.3" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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