Vulnerability in Rdesktop
CVE-2008-1801
Integer underflow in the iso_recv_msg function (iso.c) in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) request with a small length field.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.131 (96.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.131 · newest: 0.131 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rdesktop — versions 1.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/31224 (third-party-advisory)
- rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/iso.c (Exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5561 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/30118 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30713 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42272 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1801?
- CVE-2008-1801 is a vulnerability in Rdesktop, classified under CWE-189. Published 2008-05-12.
- Is CVE-2008-1801 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.