CVE-2008-1803

N/A Unknown
Published: May 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.c?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&pathrev=HEAD
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30713
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31224
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080511065217.GA24455%40cse.unsw.EDU.AU
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.c?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&pathrev=HEAD
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080511065217.GA24455%40cse.unsw.EDU.AU
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.4%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

rdesktop

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