CVE-2018-20174

Public Exploit

Description

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Out-Of-Bounds Read in the function ui_clip_handle_data() that results in an information leak.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106938 vdb entry
https://github.com/rdesktop/rdesktop/commit/4dca546d04321a610c1835010b5dad85163b65e1 third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-06 vendor advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/reverse-rdp-attack-code-execution-on-rdp-clients/ third party advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4394 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00030.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00040.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20174?
CVE-2018-20174 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20174?
To fix CVE-2018-20174, 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-2018-20174 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20174 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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