CVE-2018-8793 (GCVE-0-2018-8793)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-02-05 20:00
Modified
2024-09-17 00:51
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Summary
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function cssp_read_tsrequest() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. rdesktop Version: All versions up to and including v1.8.3
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