Buffer overflow in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Rdesktop

CVE-2018-8795

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain 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.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.074 (94.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-8795: held from 0.074 to 0.074.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.074 · newest: 0.074 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8795?
CVE-2018-8795 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Rdesktop, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-8795?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.