vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-3e2c9b63-223c-4575-af5c-816acb14e445 (CVE-2018-8793): rdesktop - critical - Remote Code Execution
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 22, 2019 | Feb 23, 2019 | Jun 15, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 22, 2019
Added
Feb 23, 2019
Modified
Jun 15, 2026
Description
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function cssp_read_tsrequest() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-rdesktop
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