UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8796

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8796

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8796.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8796

Upstream

CVE-2018-8796

Published

2019-02-05T20:29:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:44:49Z

Severity

7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function processbitmapupdates() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / rdesktop

Package

Name: rdesktop
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/rdesktop@1.8.3-1?arch=source&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

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-1",
            "binary_name": "rdesktop"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / rdesktop

Package

Name: rdesktop
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/rdesktop@1.8.3-2build1?arch=source&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

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-2build1",
            "binary_name": "rdesktop"
        }
    ]
}