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CVE-2008-1802
Buffer overflow in the process_redirect_pdu (rdp.c) function in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
High9.3EPSS 13.0%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the process_redirect_pdu (rdp.c) function in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) redirect request with modified length fields.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.0% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- 30118 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-646-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200806-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1019991 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3917 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20080507 Multiple Vendor rdesktop process_redirect_pdu() BSS Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 30713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1573 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3886 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- rdesktop-processredirectpdu-bo(42275) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2403 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3985 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 29097 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdp.c?r1=1.101&r2=1.102&pathrev=HEAD (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 240708 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1467 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 5585 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 30248 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31928 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .