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CVE-2008-1801

Published: May 12, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
5.4 MODERATE
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1801
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

Integer underflow in the iso_recv_msg function (iso.c) in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) request with a small length field.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RdesktopRdesktop1.5.0 (including)1.5.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatrdesktop-0:1.2.0-3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatrdesktop-0:1.3.1-9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatrdesktop-0:1.4.1-6*
RdesktopUbuntudapper*
RdesktopUbuntufeisty*
RdesktopUbuntugutsy*
RdesktopUbuntuhardy*
RdesktopUbuntuupstream*

References

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