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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-20182: rdesktop: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-20182: rdesktop: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/10/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
03/11/2019
Modified
03/19/2019

Description

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Buffer Overflow over the global variables in the function seamless_process_line() that results in memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-rdesktop

References

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