CVE-2018-20179: Rdesktop vulnerability
Vendor fix available · Affected: Rdesktop · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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Higher than 94% of scored CVEs
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DescriptionCVE.org
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.
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Rdesktop
- Published
- March 2019
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-191cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisorysecurity.gentoo.org
- Vendor advisorydebian.org
- Vendor advisorylists.opensuse.org
- securityfocus.com/bid/106938securityfocus.com
- github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dgithub.com
- research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdpresearch.checkpoint.com
- Mailing listlists.debian.org