Integer Overflow in rdesktop v1.8.3: Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability with Remote Code Execution Potential

CVE-2018-8794 · CRITICAL Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

rdesktop versions up to and including v1.8.3 contain an Integer Overflow that leads to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in function process_bitmap_updates() and results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.

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