CVE-2018-8800 Information

Description

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

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938 https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8