Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1803
CVE-2008-1803
Description
Integer signedness error in the xrealloc function (rdesktop.c) in RDesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown parameters that trigger a heap-based overflow. NOTE: the role of the channel_process function was not specified by the original researcher.
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Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
24- sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.phpnvdPatch
- rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.cnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/30118nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30248nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30713nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31224nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31928nvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403nvdVendor Advisory
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xmlnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800nvd
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