DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8793

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8793
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8793.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8793
Upstream
Published
2019-02-05T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:12:28Z
Summary
[none]
Details

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function csspreadtsrequest() that results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / rdesktop

Package

Name
rdesktop
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rdesktop?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}