CVE-2008-1802 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the process_redirect_pdu (rdp.c) function in rdesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) redirect request with modified length fields.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 12.98% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| 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 - 'process_redirect_pdu()' BSS Overflow (PoC) | 2008-05-11 |
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=697
- http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdp.c?r1=1.101&r2=1.102&pathrev=HEAD
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30118
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30248
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30713
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31928
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml
- 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.securityfocus.com/bid/29097
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019991
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42275
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