Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-20179
CVE-2018-20179
Description
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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Affected products
5- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/rdesktop&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/rdesktop&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/rdesktop&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1
< 1.8.6-bp151.2.3.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.6-bp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9.0-4.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.6-bp151.2.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1mitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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