CVE-2008-1803

critical

Description

Integer signedness error in the xrealloc function (rdesktop.c) in RDesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown parameters that trigger a heap-based overflow. NOTE: the role of the channel_process function was not specified by the original researcher.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080511065217.GA24455%40cse.unsw.EDU.AU

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/31928

http://secunia.com/advisories/31224

http://secunia.com/advisories/30713

http://secunia.com/advisories/30248

http://secunia.com/advisories/30118

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-05-12

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical