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FreeBSD: VID-3E2C9B63-223C-4575-AF5C-816ACB14E445 (CVE-2018-20174): rdesktop - critical - Remote Code Execution

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FreeBSD: VID-3E2C9B63-223C-4575-AF5C-816ACB14E445 (CVE-2018-20174): rdesktop - critical - Remote Code Execution

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/02/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/23/2019
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the function ui_clip_handle_data() that results in an information leak.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-rdesktop

References

  • CVE-2018-20174

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