| Name | CVE-2018-8799 |
| Description | rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in function process_secondary_order() that results in a Denial of Service (segfault). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1683-1, DSA-4394-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| rdesktop (PTS) | jessie | 1.8.2-3+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 1.8.6-0+deb8u2 | fixed | |
| stretch | 1.8.4-1~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 1.8.6-2~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid, buster | 1.8.6-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rdesktop | source | (unstable) | 1.8.4-1 | medium | ||
| rdesktop | source | jessie | 1.8.4-0+deb8u1 | medium | DLA-1683-1 | |
| rdesktop | source | stretch | 1.8.4-1~deb9u1 | medium | DSA-4394-1 |
https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/766ebcf6f23ccfe8323ac10242ae6e127d4505d2 (v1.8.4)