vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2018-8795)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 5, 2019 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 5, 2019
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
rdesktop before 1.8.4 is vulnerable to an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow in function process_bitmap_updates() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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