CVE-2018-8798
Debian Security Advisory 4394-1
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function rdpsnd_process_ping() that results in an information leak.
Las versiones de rdesktop, hasta la v1.8.3 (inclusivas), contienen una lectura fuera de límites en la función rdpsnd_process_ping(), lo que resulta en una fuga de información.
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.
*Credits:
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SSVC
- Decision:-
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Automatable
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Timeline
- 2018-03-19 CVE Reserved
- 2019-02-05 CVE Published
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-19 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
- CWE-126: Buffer Over-read
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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| https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | - |
Affected
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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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