rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Overflow that leads to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in function process_bitmap_updates() and results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-rdesktop | Aug 22, 2024 | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-rdesktop | Feb 20, 2019 | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-rdesktop | Feb 23, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-rdesktop | Mar 11, 2019 | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-desktop-remote-desktop-rdesktop-1-8-4-11-4-14-0-1-1-0 | Oct 16, 2019 | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-rdesktop | Sep 17, 2019 | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Feb 5, 2019 |
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