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CVE-2018-20174
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…
High7.5EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 106938 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201903-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4394 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190219 [SECURITY] [DLA 1683-1] rdesktop security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2135 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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)
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