CVE-2018-8798
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.70%
Description
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function rdpsnd_process_ping() that results in an information leak.
How to fix CVE-2018-8798
To remediate CVE-2018-8798, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/rdesktop—upgrade to 1.8.6-r0 or later
- Debian/rdesktop—upgrade to 1.8.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-8798 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.8.6-r0
- from 0, < 1.8.4-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |