CVE-2008-1803

Public Exploit

Description

Integer signedness error in the xrealloc function (rdesktop.c) in RDesktop 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown parameters that trigger a heap-based overflow. NOTE: the role of the channel_process function was not specified by the original researcher.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.46% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31224 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42277 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30118 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30713 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019992 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html vendor advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=698 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html vendor advisory
http://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/rdesktop.c?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&pathrev=HEAD exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9800 vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101 vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080511065217.GA24455%40cse.unsw.EDU.AU patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30248 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31928 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1803?
CVE-2008-1803 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1803?
To fix CVE-2008-1803, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1803 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1803 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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