vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-8799: Buffer Over-read
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 5, 2019 | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 5, 2019
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function process_secondary_order() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-rdesktop
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