Medium severity6.7OSV Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-9498
CVE-2020-9498
Description
Apache Guacamole 1.1.0 and older may mishandle pointers involved inprocessing data received via RDP static virtual channels. If a userconnects to a malicious or compromised RDP server, a series ofspecially-crafted PDUs could result in memory corruption, possiblyallowing arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of therunning guacd process.
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Affected products
40.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.9.0, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 0.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.9.0, …
- (no CPE)range: <=1.1.0
- osv-coords2 versions
< 1.1.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44525nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff824b38ebd2fddc726b816f0e509696b83b9f78979d0cd021ca623b%40%3Cannounce.guacamole.apache.org%3EnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00010.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- research.checkpoint.com/2020/apache-guacamole-rce/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26fb170edebff842c74aacdb1333c1338f0e19e5ec7854d72e4680fc%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TVV5K2X4EXSAVUUL7IJ3MUJ3ADWMVSBM/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNS7UHBOFV6JHWH5XOEZTE3BREGRSSQ3/nvd
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