CVE-2008-1801
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 13.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-12 16:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-15
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b7079c58e76b7128afaa8794ac732da57255a51bbece27b02efa927e186215af
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com31224http://secunia.com/advisories/31224
- rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.nethttp://rdesktop.cvs.sourceforge.net/rdesktop/rdesktop/iso.c?r1=1.19&r2=1.20&pathrev=HEAD
- www.exploit-db.com5561https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5561
- secunia.com30118http://secunia.com/advisories/30118
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-646-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-646-1
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200806-04http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-04.xml
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-3917http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00270.html
- secunia.com30713http://secunia.com/advisories/30713
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comrdesktop-isorecvmsg-code-execution(42272)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42272
- www.securitytracker.com1019990http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019990
- slackware.comSSA:2008-148-01http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.395286
- www.debian.orgDSA-1573http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1573
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-3886http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00244.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0725http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0725.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2403http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2403
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-3985http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00296.html
- www.securityfocus.com29097http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29097
- sunsolve.sun.com240708http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240708-1
- secunia.com30380http://secunia.com/advisories/30380
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1467http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1467/references
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:101http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:101
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11570https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11570
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0576http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0576.html
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-360.htm
- labs.idefense.com20080507 Multiple Vendor rdesktop iso_recv_msg() Integer Underflow Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=696
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0575http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0575.html
- secunia.com30248http://secunia.com/advisories/30248
- secunia.com31928http://secunia.com/advisories/31928
- secunia.com31222http://secunia.com/advisories/31222
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- rdesktop Fixed in 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- rdesktop Fixed in 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- rdesktop Fixed in 1.5.0-4+cvs20071006
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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