VDB
CVE-2018-20179
CVE-2018-20179
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Underflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in the function lspci_process() and results in memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
EPSS 6.80% · 93.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
6.80%
93.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | rdesktop | 0, 1.8.3-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | rdesktop | 1.8.3-2build1, 0, 1.8.3-2 |
Timeline
- Feb 6, 2019 PoC Published
- Mar 15, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20179 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/766ebcf6f23ccfe8323ac10242ae6e127d4505d2 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20179 third-party-advisory