rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Underflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in the function rdpsnddbg_process() and results in memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
Published 2019-03-15 18:29:01
Updated 2019-09-15 00:15:11
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2018-20180

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20180

16.35%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 96 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-20180

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-20180

  • The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-20180

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