{
    "id": "CVE-2018-8788",
    "published": "2018-11-29 18:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:05:23",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-787",
    "description": "FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.",
    "epss_score": "0.07400",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94260",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:19",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "freerdp",
            "product": "freerdp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697",
        "https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html",
        "https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0697",
        "https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d1112c279bd1a327e8e4d0b5f371458bf2579659",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00015.html",
        "https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-1/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3845-2/"
    ]
}