CVE-2008-1801 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer underflow in the iso_recv_msg function (iso.c) in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) request with a small length field.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.13% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rdesktop | rdesktop |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | rdesktop 1.5.0 - 'iso_recv_msg()' Integer Underflow (PoC) | 2008-05-08 |
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=696
- http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/iso.c?r1=1.19&r2=1.20&pathrev=HEAD
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30118
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30248
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30713
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31224
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31928
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.395286
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0576.html
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