CVE-2018-8799
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.3%
Description
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function process_secondary_order() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).
How to fix CVE-2018-8799
To remediate CVE-2018-8799, 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-2018-8799 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, 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:N/I:N/A:H |