UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20177

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20177

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20177.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20177

Related

CVE-2018-20177

Published

2019-03-15T18:29:00Z

Modified

2024-10-15T14:06:37Z

Severity

9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in the function rdpinunistr() and results in memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / rdesktop

Package

Name: rdesktop
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/rdesktop?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.3-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / rdesktop

Package

Name: rdesktop
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/rdesktop?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.3-2

1.8.3-2build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}