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Debian: CVE-2018-8794: rdesktop -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-8794: rdesktop -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/05/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/20/2019
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-rdesktop

References

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