Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8788
CVE-2018-8788
Description
FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.
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Affected products
22cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords11 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/freerdp2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015pkg:rpm/suse/vinagre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5
< 2.4.0-2.1+ 10 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.0-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.2-12.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0~git.1463131968.4e66df7-12.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.2-12.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.0~rc4-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.2-16.3.3
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd./FreeRDPv5Range: All versions prior to 2.0.0-rc4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/nvd
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